Patrice Colin Perles Grises Brut Fermentation Naturelle NV

Organic

Pineau d'Aunis.
Emilien Colin started selling wine in 1900, but the family history goes back to 1735. From 6 hectares of vines, the domaine, located in the commune of Thor??-la-Rochette, grew to the current 30 hectares: 11 ha of Pineau d?????Aunis, 11 ha of Chenin Blanc, 2.5 ha of Pinot Noir, 2 ha of Cabernet Franc, 2 ha of Gamay and 1.5 ha of Chardonnay. Today, 8th generation Patrice Colin runs the estate with his wife Val??rie, who oversees accounting. Patrice takes care of all operations from vineyard work to vinification and bottling, helped by one full time employee and some seasonal ones. His son-in-law Florian is in charge of sales and shipping. Total production is 150,000 bottles, of which 50,000 are sparkling.

The AOP Coteaux du Vend??mois (350 hectares total) was officially formed in 2001, but the history of wine production goes back as far as the 11th century. After phylloxera hit, the predominant grape varieties changed from; surin (cabernet sauvignon), auvernat noir (pinot noir), miller (pinot meunier), c??t (malbec) and s??millon to: pineau d'aunis, pinot noir, gamay, cabernet franc and chenin blanc, chardonnay. There is a large cooperative producing 60% of total AOP production and only 13 private producers in the appellation.

Farming/vinification practices: certified organic. Patrice encourages biodiversity: there are 150 different plants in the vineyard. The soil is tilled for oxygenation and green harvest is practiced. The wines are vegan.

PRODUCT DETAILS

• SKUPJ02432
• TypeRed Wine
• CountryFrance
• RegionLoire Valley
• Size750mL
• VintageNV

PRODUCTION

• OrganicYes
• Vegan FriendlyYes