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.Other labels exist (Demeter, Biodyvin, Nature et Progrès...). These have more demanding specifications than organic farming but are not recognised by public agencies.
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Georges Vernay was in his time known as the "Pope of Condrieu", resurrecting this appellation which counted only 7 ha in 1960 (nearly 200 ha today). Since 1997, his daughter Christine has continued his work step by step with the creation of new vintages (Les Terrasses de l'Empire, Maison Rouge, Blonde du Seigneur...) for a better parcel management and the conversion of the whole vineyard to biodynamic farming.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2027-2038
- Organic certification:
- 2020
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Georges Vernay was in his time known as the "Pope of Condrieu", resurrecting this appellation which counted only 7 ha in 1960 (nearly 200 ha today). Since 1997, his daughter Christine has continued his work step by step with the creation of new vintages (Les Terrasses de l'Empire, Maison Rouge, Blonde du Seigneur...) for a better parcel management and the conversion of the whole vineyard to biodynamic farming.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2027-2035
- Organic certification:
- 2020
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Georges Vernay was in his time known as the "Pope of Condrieu", resurrecting this appellation which counted only 7 ha in 1960 (nearly 200 ha today). Since 1997, his daughter Christine has continued his work step by step with the creation of new vintages (Les Terrasses de l'Empire, Maison Rouge, Blonde du Seigneur...) for a better parcel management and the conversion of the whole vineyard to biodynamic farming.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2030-2045
- Organic certification:
- 2020
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Georges Vernay was in his time known as the "Pope of Condrieu", resurrecting this appellation which counted only 7 ha in 1960 (nearly 200 ha today). Since 1997, his daughter Christine has continued his work step by step with the creation of new vintages (Les Terrasses de l'Empire, Maison Rouge, Blonde du Seigneur...) for a better parcel management and the conversion of the whole vineyard to biodynamic farming.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2040
- Organic certification:
- 2020
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Georges Vernay was in his time known as the "Pope of Condrieu", resurrecting this appellation which counted only 7 ha in 1960 (nearly 200 ha today). Since 1997, his daughter Christine has continued his work step by step with the creation of new vintages (Les Terrasses de l'Empire, Maison Rouge, Blonde du Seigneur...) for a better parcel management and the conversion of the whole vineyard to biodynamic farming.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2042
- Organic certification:
- 2020
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It is François Chidaine who, since 1989, has sounded the awakening of Touraine wines and given the white Chenin its letters of nobility. Biodynamic since 1999, his wines show a crystalline purity and a vibrancy that are a reference... with prices that are just as exemplary.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
The Vouvray wines of Domaine Chidaine (Les Argiles, Baudoin) are hidden under the appellation Vin de France. They can no longer claim the Vouvray appellation since 2011 because they are vinified at the estate in Montlouis-sur-Loire (i.e. on the other side of the bridge over the Loire) and not in the commune of Vouvray. The INAO has reasons that reason does not know!The 2022 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 93/100 “In Vouvray, Les Argiles unfurls a more explosive, textured and salivating material, while offering an extremely seductive fatness.”
La Revue du Vin de France (February 2024): 93/100 “Les Argiles seduces with its restrained power, tone and burst of fruit”.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2025-2030
- Organic certification:
- 1992
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It is François Chidaine who, since 1989, has sounded the awakening of Touraine wines and given the white Chenin its letters of nobility. Biodynamic since 1999, his wines show a crystalline purity and a vibrancy that are a reference... with prices that are just as exemplary.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
The Vouvray wines of Domaine Chidaine (Les Argiles, Baudoin) are hidden under the appellation Vin de France. They can no longer claim the Vouvray appellation since 2011 because they are vinified at the estate in Montlouis-sur-Loire (i.e. on the other side of the bridge over the Loire) and not in the commune of Vouvray. The INAO has reasons that reason does not know!More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2025-2030
- Organic certification:
- 1992
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It is François Chidaine who, since 1989, has sounded the awakening of Touraine wines and given the white Chenin its letters of nobility. Biodynamic since 1999, his wines show a crystalline purity and a vibrancy that are a reference... with prices that are just as exemplary.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.Clos du Breuil, slender and saline, comes from 60-year-old vines on a flinty clay terroir.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2021-2026
- Organic certification:
- 1992
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It is François Chidaine who, since 1989, has sounded the awakening of Touraine wines and given the white Chenin its letters of nobility. Biodynamic since 1999, his wines show a crystalline purity and a vibrancy that are a reference... with prices that are just as exemplary.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.Clos du Breuil, slender and saline, comes from 60-year-old vines on a flinty clay terroir.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2021-2026
- Organic certification:
- 1992
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It is François Chidaine who, since 1989, has sounded the awakening of Touraine wines and given the white Chenin its letters of nobility. Biodynamic since 1999, his wines show a crystalline purity and a vibrancy that are a reference... with prices that are just as exemplary.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.Les Choisilles, a blend of different parcels, is more rounded and full-bodied, with notes of white peach.
The 2022 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 93/100 “Fresh aromatic nuances (floral, aniseed), Les Choisilles delivers with finesse.”
La Revue du Vin de France (February 2024): 93/100 “ample and comfortable, firm and full of beautiful bitters.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2025-2033
- Organic certification:
- 1992
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It is François Chidaine who, since 1989, has sounded the awakening of Touraine wines and given the white Chenin its letters of nobility. Biodynamic since 1999, his wines show a crystalline purity and a vibrancy that are a reference... with prices that are just as exemplary.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.Les Bournais, the cellar's tightest wine, also boasts surprising length.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2021-2026
- Organic certification:
- 1992
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It is François Chidaine who, since 1989, has sounded the awakening of Touraine wines and given the white Chenin its letters of nobility. Biodynamic since 1999, his wines show a crystalline purity and a vibrancy that are a reference... with prices that are just as exemplary.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.Clos Habert is a ''half sweet'' wine (11.9 g/L residual sugar), with fleshy fruit (Williams pear), a smooth palate and elegant freshness.
The 2020 vintage is rated 93/100 by the Revue du Vin de France "a luminous, tender white, harmonious in its hidden richness" (February 2024).
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2025-2037
- Organic certification:
- 1992
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This is the domain which, by its passage into biodynamic viticulture and its parcel selections, shows the most beautiful qualitative progression of the Loire Valley. Crystalline Chenins and ripe Cabernet Franc, all matured with mastery to sublimate the purity and identity of the juices, between tension, crispness, refinement and generosity. In white as in red, a dazzling and flawless range.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.Rebecca Gibb (Vinous July 2024) : 92/100 "Don't mess with the 2021 Saumur blanc L'Échelier: it's got attitude–flirty, floral and transparent, with the purity of a glacier. The Germains didn't do any malolactic despite the natural acidity of this vintage. This is an acid fiend's wine, but it's ripe phenolics give real firmness, like a fierce girl. Melon and apple flavors linger on the very pure and strict conclusion."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2025-2032
- Organic certification:
- 2004
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This is the domain which, by its passage into biodynamic viticulture and its parcel selections, shows the most beautiful qualitative progression of the Loire Valley. Crystalline Chenins and ripe Cabernet Franc, all matured with mastery to sublimate the purity and identity of the juices, between tension, crispness, refinement and generosity. In white as in red, a dazzling and flawless range.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.Rebecca Gibb (Vinous July 2024) : 91/100 "There's a richness to the 2020 Saumur blanc L'Échelier that reflects the dry, warm conditions of the vintage. Ripe and tropical yet saline with notes of almond meal, it's already beginning to develop. The 2020 rampages to retain its freshness despite the exotic fruit."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2025-2032
- Organic certification:
- 2004
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This is the domain which, by its passage into biodynamic viticulture and its parcel selections, shows the most beautiful qualitative progression of the Loire Valley. Crystalline Chenins and ripe Cabernet Franc, all matured with mastery to sublimate the purity and identity of the juices, between tension, crispness, refinement and generosity. In white as in red, a dazzling and flawless range.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.Rebecca Gibb (Vinous July 2024) : 95/100 "The 2019 Saumur blanc L'Échelier is dense, concentrated and ripe yet harnessed, with excellent power and purity coursing through its veins. It's salty and tangy, bone-dry and firm. The 2019 is my favorite vintage of the past decade."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2021-2028
- Potential alcohol:
- 13.5%
- Organic certification:
- 2004
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This is the domain which, by its passage into biodynamic viticulture and its parcel selections, shows the most beautiful qualitative progression of the Loire Valley. Crystalline Chenins and ripe Cabernet Franc, all matured with mastery to sublimate the purity and identity of the juices, between tension, crispness, refinement and generosity. In white as in red, a dazzling and flawless range.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.Rebecca Gibb (Vinous July 2024) : 92/100 « The 2018 Saumur blanc L'Échelier is dry, round, nutty and tropical. It was a very warm vintage, giving richness and ripe pineapple character. A racy acidity holds this wine together like tight reins. There's a contrast here between that tropicality and the zingy, crunchy acidity, which messes with your head. »
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2020-2030
- Potential alcohol:
- 13.5%
- Organic certification:
- 2004
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This is the domain which, by its passage into biodynamic viticulture and its parcel selections, shows the most beautiful qualitative progression of the Loire Valley. Crystalline Chenins and ripe Cabernet Franc, all matured with mastery to sublimate the purity and identity of the juices, between tension, crispness, refinement and generosity. In white as in red, a dazzling and flawless range.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.Rebecca Gibb (Vinous July 2024) : 93/100 "The golden-hued 2017 Saumur blanc L'Échelier shows ripe flavors of pineapple, honey and truffle, almost as if there's some botrytis–but there's not. It's bone-dry, yet there's a tender middle to this light-bodied wine. Expect iodine, giving a salty-like-the-sea impression. The 2017 is ready to enjoy now."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2021-2028
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
- Organic certification:
- 2004
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This is the domain which, by its passage into biodynamic viticulture and its parcel selections, shows the most beautiful qualitative progression of the Loire Valley. Crystalline Chenins and ripe Cabernet Franc, all matured with mastery to sublimate the purity and identity of the juices, between tension, crispness, refinement and generosity. In white as in red, a dazzling and flawless range.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.The 2017 vintage in the press:
Rebecca Gibb (Vinous July 2024) : 93/100 "The golden-hued 2017 Saumur blanc L'Échelier shows ripe flavors of pineapple, honey and truffle, almost as if there's some botrytis–but there's not. It's bone-dry, yet there's a tender middle to this light-bodied wine. Expect iodine, giving a salty-like-the-sea impression. The 2017 is ready to enjoy now."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2021-2028
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
- Organic certification:
- 2004
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This is the domain which, by its passage into biodynamic viticulture and its parcel selections, shows the most beautiful qualitative progression of the Loire Valley. Crystalline Chenins and ripe Cabernet Franc, all matured with mastery to sublimate the purity and identity of the juices, between tension, crispness, refinement and generosity. In white as in red, a dazzling and flawless range.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.Rebecca Gibb (Vinous July 2024) : 92/100 "Like a good aged Riesling, the 2016 Saumur blanc L'Échelier offers up toast, marmalade, honey and is there the slightest hint of petrol here? A bit less evolved on the palate then on the nose, ot gives off a charming citrus freshness, but I'd love a little more depth."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2019-2028
- Potential alcohol:
- 12.5%
- Organic certification:
- 2004
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This is the domain which, by its passage into biodynamic viticulture and its parcel selections, shows the most beautiful qualitative progression of the Loire Valley. Crystalline Chenins and ripe Cabernet Franc, all matured with mastery to sublimate the purity and identity of the juices, between tension, crispness, refinement and generosity. In white as in red, a dazzling and flawless range.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.The 2022 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 96/100 “Dynamic and brilliant, Clos Romans instills phenomenal velvetiness and energy.”
Vinous (Rebecca Gibb) : 94/100 "The 2022 Saumur blanc Clos Romans is focused, concentrated and powerful, displaying floral, pear and melon aromas. It's a structured style, creating a picture frame within which the wine sits. Intriguing with long, apple-infused length, this wine has an identity and is proud of it."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2029-2041
- Organic certification:
- 2004
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This is the domain which, by its passage into biodynamic viticulture and its parcel selections, shows the most beautiful qualitative progression of the Loire Valley. Crystalline Chenins and ripe Cabernet Franc, all matured with mastery to sublimate the purity and identity of the juices, between tension, crispness, refinement and generosity. In white as in red, a dazzling and flawless range.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.The 2022 vintage is rated 96-97/100 by Jérémie Cukierman of the Revue du Vin de France “A dry, straight wine, but very charming in its aromatic palette, with fresh almond and lemon bergamot... It offers great tension, a very pure structure and takes us into its marine and iodized universe". (April 2024)
And rated 95/100 by Alexis Goujard of the Revue du Vin de France “Chiseled substance on the palate, a magnificent flowing texture, intense. The fatness arrives quietly until an extremely salivating finish. Luminous!” (April 2024)
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2039
- Organic certification:
- 2004
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This is the domain which, by its passage into biodynamic viticulture and its parcel selections, shows the most beautiful qualitative progression of the Loire Valley. Crystalline Chenins and ripe Cabernet Franc, all matured with mastery to sublimate the purity and identity of the juices, between tension, crispness, refinement and generosity. In white as in red, a dazzling and flawless range.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.Rated 94/100 by La Revue du Vin de France «Ce 2020 offre une sensation saline très salivante, avec expression brillante du fruit.» (March 2023)
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2026-2035
- Organic certification:
- 2004
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This is the domain which, by its passage into biodynamic viticulture and its parcel selections, shows the most beautiful qualitative progression of the Loire Valley. Crystalline Chenins and ripe Cabernet Franc, all matured with mastery to sublimate the purity and identity of the juices, between tension, crispness, refinement and generosity. In white as in red, a dazzling and flawless range.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2025-2034
- Organic certification:
- 2004
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This is the domain which, by its passage into biodynamic viticulture and its parcel selections, shows the most beautiful qualitative progression of the Loire Valley. Crystalline Chenins and ripe Cabernet Franc, all matured with mastery to sublimate the purity and identity of the juices, between tension, crispness, refinement and generosity. In white as in red, a dazzling and flawless range.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2032
- Organic certification:
- 2004
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This is the domain which, by its passage into biodynamic viticulture and its parcel selections, shows the most beautiful qualitative progression of the Loire Valley. Crystalline Chenins and ripe Cabernet Franc, all matured with mastery to sublimate the purity and identity of the juices, between tension, crispness, refinement and generosity. In white as in red, a dazzling and flawless range.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2030
- Organic certification:
- 2004
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This is the domain which, by its passage into biodynamic viticulture and its parcel selections, shows the most beautiful qualitative progression of the Loire Valley. Crystalline Chenins and ripe Cabernet Franc, all matured with mastery to sublimate the purity and identity of the juices, between tension, crispness, refinement and generosity. In white as in red, a dazzling and flawless range.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2020-2028
- Potential alcohol:
- 12.5%
- Organic certification:
- 2004
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This is the domain which, by its passage into biodynamic viticulture and its parcel selections, shows the most beautiful qualitative progression of the Loire Valley. Crystalline Chenins and ripe Cabernet Franc, all matured with mastery to sublimate the purity and identity of the juices, between tension, crispness, refinement and generosity. In white as in red, a dazzling and flawless range.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2025-2035
- Organic certification:
- 2004
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This is the domain which, by its passage into biodynamic viticulture and its parcel selections, shows the most beautiful qualitative progression of the Loire Valley. Crystalline Chenins and ripe Cabernet Franc, all matured with mastery to sublimate the purity and identity of the juices, between tension, crispness, refinement and generosity. In white as in red, a dazzling and flawless range.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2032
- Potential alcohol:
- 13.5%
- Organic certification:
- 2004
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This is the domain which, by its passage into biodynamic viticulture and its parcel selections, shows the most beautiful qualitative progression of the Loire Valley. Crystalline Chenins and ripe Cabernet Franc, all matured with mastery to sublimate the purity and identity of the juices, between tension, crispness, refinement and generosity. In white as in red, a dazzling and flawless range.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.Rated 17/20 by M. Bettane and 17.5/20 by the Revue du Vin de France (February 2019) "its velvety texture gives it a sublime fullness of fruit and an invigorating length on the palate [...] With a singular definition, Ma Marginale even evokes an airy balance of beautiful Burgundian pinot noir".
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2020-2030
- Potential alcohol:
- 12.5%
- Organic certification:
- 2004
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This is the domain which, by its passage into biodynamic viticulture and its parcel selections, shows the most beautiful qualitative progression of the Loire Valley. Crystalline Chenins and ripe Cabernet Franc, all matured with mastery to sublimate the purity and identity of the juices, between tension, crispness, refinement and generosity. In white as in red, a dazzling and flawless range.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.La Marginale is the cuvée of reference for the red wines of the Domaine des Roches Neuves, 100% Cabernet Franc facing south on deep limestone.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2020-2028
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
- Organic certification:
- 2004