Touraine Pineau d’Aunis Le Temps des Aunis

Domaine Tardieux

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Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Touraine

Variety

Pineau d'Aunis

For this cuvée, all you need is Pineau d'Aunis and plenty of time. It's a pairing that can be enjoyed throughout the seasons and pairs well with all situations. Domaine Tardieux-Gal's vines have been certified organic since 1998. Grapes are hand harvested and vinified with native yeasts, with no added sugar and only a small amount of sulfites used.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Les Parcs, in Thésée

Soil type

White clay and flint

Vine age1963 (0.15 ha) and 2008 (0.20 ha)

Vineyard size0.5 ha

PruningCordon de Royat

ExpositionNortheast

Altitude120 m

Vinification

Fruit is spontaneously fermented with native yeasts, followed by 10 days of maceration

Elevage6 months in stainless steel vats

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Fining/FilteringUnfined / Tangential filtration

Additional info

Total production average3,500 bottles

More about
the producer

Domaine Tardieux

Founded in 1977 (Simon joined in 2009)

16 hectares

As a teenager, Simon Tardieux began working in the vines at a famous organic domaine called Clos Roche Blanche. After university and a short stint as a social worker, he decided to return to Thésée and get back to viticulture – the only problem was that he didn’t have any vineyards. In 2009, Simon teamed up with his neighbor Alain Courtault, who had been farming organically since 1998, but was still selling most of his harvest off to the local coop. Together, they created a range of simple, eminently drinkable wines that showcase the best of French farming, and a decade later, they are bottling all of their grapes.

Following Alain's retirement in 2020, Simon took over the domaine gradually, mentored along the way by Alain. The work in the vineyards goes far beyond follow...