Meet the producers: Stéphane and Vincent Perraud
Seventh-generation farmers Vincent and Stephane farm around 25 hectares, in and around the medieval ‘Cru’ village of Clisson. Organic conversion began in 2009. They make bright and pretty wines, with a salty vein running throughout. They have recently started experimenting with a few Tuscan amphora and gentle macerations.
DOMAINE DES COGNETTES
DOMAINE
Des Cognettes
WINEMAKERS
Stéphane and Vincent Perraud
VINEYARD
28 ha, organic (certified)
BOTTLES PRODUCED
100,000
COUNTRY, REGION, SUBREGION
France, Nantes, Muscadet Clisson
Seventh-generation winemaker brothers, Stéphane and Vincent started working in their family vineyards in 1988, then conversion to organic in 2009, producing their first certified vintage in 2013.
Their soil is volcanic and consists of two terroirs; the first has a top soil of sand, gravel and clay with a subsoil soil of gabbro. The second; a topsoil quartz with a subsoil of granite.
The climate is Oceanic, with a soft and humid winter and the wind coming from the west off of the Atlantic.
WINES
WHITE
RED
A simply delicious, clean, fresh and salty Chardonnay from a single plot, no oak, only concrete tanks. A big crowd pleaser at a friendly price.
Style: Still
Producer: Cognettes
Country: France
Region: Muscadet, Loire
Grapes: Chardonnay
ABV: 12.5
Sulphur: less than 20mg/l added