WHICH ELEMENTS DO DETERMINATE THE TYPICALITY OF THE "JUCHEPIE-TERROIR" ?

The bedrock of Juchepie is essentially composed of grey-greenish and purple slate, alternated with volcanic rock : phtanite, spilite en rhyolite. The layer is very thin (on average not more than 20 to 40 cm) consisting essentally of heavy clay, which retains a certain reserve of moisture in times of drought. This can be very useful, as rain is here a lot more scarce than in the wider region. Here we have also a closed landscape : a small slope, facing south, and enclosed on three sides by the hillside. With an opening though to the river Layon, from which emerge the mists in autumn. These circumstances make this "terroir" particulary suited for the development of noble-rot (botrytis cinerea), en therefore for the production of great noblesweet wines.

LES MONTS DE JUCHEPIE, ANJOU BLANC sec, 100% CHENIN

LE CLOS DE JUCHEPIE, ANJOU BLANC sec, 100% CHENIN

LA JARRE DE JUCHEPIE, ANJOU BLANC sec, 100% CHENIN, EARTHWARE JAR.

LE PARADIS DE JUCHEPIE, ANJOU BLANC sec, 100% CHENIN, OLD VINES 60 TO 100 YEARS, NEW OAK CASKS

LES CHURELLES DE JUCHEPIE, COTEAUX-DU-LAYON-FAYE, TERROIR RHYOLITE, MOELLEUX

LES QUARTS DE JUCHEPIE, COTEAUX-DU-LAYON-FAYE, TERROIR PHTANITE EN SPILITE, MOELLEUX

LA PASSION DE JUCHEPIE, COTEAUX-DU-LAYON-FAYE, LIQUOREUX BOTRYTIS

LA QUINTESSENCE DE JUCHEPIE, COTEAUX-DU-LAYON-FAYE, LIQUOREUX BOTRYTIS

LE RUBIS DE JUCHEPIE, ANJOU ROUGE, CABERNET FRANC

L' AMPHORE DE JUCHEPIE, VIN DE FRANCE, PINEAU D'AUNIS

Les Quarts, FAYE-D'ANJOU