Vineyard

Château de Parnay

  • Owner : Régis Vincenot
  • Location : Parnay (east of Saumur)
  • AOC : Saumur-Champigny, Saumur Blanc
  • Grape varieties : Chenin, Cabernet Franc,
  • Terroirs : chalk, limestone
  • Work philosophy : organic
  • One Wine : Clos d'Entre Les Murs

The Story

Great history linked to Antoine Cristal : a famous winemaker from the Loire Valley in the early 1900's, who invented a singular growing technique : roots of the vines are on one side a wall (in the shadow), while the vines goes through the wall and the "head" is in the sun, and heated in the night by the stone of the wall. Where is this technique is being used , the plot of vine is called Clos d'Entre. This single vineyard is very specific to Château de Parnay, which has the same owner as Château de Princé.

The Wine Selection