Vineyard

The Story

Château de Minière was handed down through a line of women for two centuries ever since Marie-Genevieve d’Espinay married Martial du Soulier in 1767 and brought him the property in her dowry. Since 2010, Sigurd and Kathleen Mareels – Van den Berghe became the proud owners of Minière. Kathleen has assumed responsibility for the estate, which now spreads over 15 hectares. The vines of Minière, from 10 to 100 years old, are ideally spread out over the entire « terroir » covered by the appellation. The hundred-year-old vines are on the slopes, where the terroir is renowned for its tuffeau, the famous limestone emblematic of the region. The younger vines are mostly located on soils made of sand and pebbles shaped by the Loire River, locally called gravel terroir.