Loire river runs 1006 kilometers from its source to the ocean.
From the grapes to the glass, 1006 crafts natural wines in its urban winery in Angers,
reflecting terroirs from Loire valley.
CRAFT WINEMAKING TRADE
Thanks to lasting partnerships with winegrowers working with respect for the living, according to the specifications of organic farming, 1006 interprets the terroirs of Loire valley by selecting and monitoring plots dedicated to its wines throughout the year.
Melon de Bourgogne
- marine -
Single plot located in the heart of Muscadet. Soils of silts and quartz on micaschists base. Oceanic climate.
About forty year old vines. Viticulture respectful of life, second year of organic conversion.
Manual harvest, slow pressing, spontaneous alcoholic and malolactic fermentations. Ageing in vat for 6 months.
Indication Géographique Protégée « Val de Loire »
Chenin Blanc
- azur -
Single plot located on a carboniferous plateau in Anjou. Clayey sand soils on a base of green to grey schists. Oceanic climate.
About thirty year old vines. Viticulture respectful of life, second year of organic conversion.
Manual harvest, slow pressing, spontaneous alcoholic and malolactic fermentations. Ageing in vat for 6 months.
Indication Géographique Protégée « Val de Loire »
Grolleau Noir
- majorelle -
Single plot located in Anjou. Soils of clayey-sandy silts on a sandstone and schist base. Oceanic climate.
About sixty year old vines. Viticulture respectful of life, certified organic.
Manual harvest, carbonic maceration, spontaneous alcoholic and malolactic fermentations. Ageing in concrete tank for 6 months.
Indication Géographique Protégée « Val de Loire »
Sauvignon Blanc
- smalt -
Single plot located in Touraine. Sand soils on clay-limestone base with silex. Temperate climate with oceanic influence.
About thirty year old vines. Viticulture respectful of life, first year of organic conversion.
Manual harvest, slow pressing, spontaneous alcoholic and malolactic fermentations. Ageing in vat for 8 months.
Indication Géographique Protégée « Val de Loire »
Gamay St Romain
- indigo -
Single plot located in Côtes du Forez. Soils of granite sands on a base of volcanic rocks. Continental climate.
About ten year old vines. Viticulture respectful of life, certified organic.
Manual harvest, manual sorting, 100% destemmed, short maceration, spontaneous alcoholic and malolactic fermentations. Ageing 95% in concrete tank and 5% in barrels for 8 months.
Vin de France
Chenin Blanc
- céleste -
Single plot located in Anjou. Soils of sandstone and puddings. Oceanic climate.
About twenty year old vines. Viticulture respectful of life, second year of organic conversion.
Manual harvest, slow pressing, spontaneous alcoholic and malolactic fermentations, vinified in barrels and aged for 17 months.
Indication Géographique Protégée « Val de Loire »
Cabernet Franc
- cobalt -
Single plot located 8 kms south of Chinon. Sand soils on clay-limestone base. Temperate climate with oceanic influence.
About thirty year old vines. Viticulture respectful of life, certified organic.
Manual harvest, short maceration, 100% destemed, spontaneous alcoholic and malolactic fermentations, vinified in barrels and aged for 17 months.
Indication Géographique Protégée « Val de Loire »
Folle Blanche
- minuit -
Single plot located in Muscadet. Soils of granit. Oceanic climate.
About thirty year old vines. Viticulture respectful of life, first year of organic conversion.
Manual harvest, slow pressing, spontaneous alcoholic and malolactic fermentations. Pétillant Naturel Method. Not disgorged.
Vin de France
Pinot Gris
- myosotis -
Single plot located in Coteaux d'Ancenis. Soils gneiss and orthogneiss. Oceanic climate.
About fiftheen year old vines. Viticulture respectful of life, second year of organic conversion.
Manual harvest, 15 days maceration, 100% destemmed, spontaneous alcoholic and malolactic fermentations, aged for 8 months. Orange wine.
Indication Géographique Protégée « Val de Loire »
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Grolleau Gris
- maya -
Parcel located in Martigné- Briand en Anjou. Metagrauwackes soils. Oceanic climate.
Vines on average twenty years old. Viticulture
certified Organic Agriculture.
Hand-harvested. Overnight cold pressing and pre-fermentation maceration. Slow
pneumatic pressing.
Vin de France
Chenin Blanc
- horizon -
Chenin Blanc parcel located at Puy-Notre-Dame in the Saumur region. Clay-limestone and flint soils. Oceanic climate.
Vines on average forty years old. Viticulture
respectful of the environment, certified Organic Agriculture.
Hand-harvested, spontaneous alcoholic and malolactic fermentations in sandstone jars
and barrels (several wines). Aged for 13 months.
Vin de France
Pineau d'Aunis
- persan -
A plot of Pineau d'Aunis located at Thorigné la Rochette in the
Coteaux du Vendômois. Flinty clay soils on limestone bedrock (Turonian chalk).
Temperate climate with oceanic and continental influences.
Thirty-year-old vines. Viticulture respectful of the environment, certified organic.
Hand-harvested, whole-cluster maceration and direct pressing (30%) for
11 days. Spontaneous alcoholic and malolactic fermentations, aged for 9 months in concrete tanks.
Vin de France
1006 Partners
Vincent Barbier & Cécile Perraud
Domaine Les Trois Toits, Muscadet.
Neo-winegrowers, they are taking over with dynamism and commitment their beautiful terroirs.
Marie & Etienne Dubillot
Brothers and sisters viticulturists in Anjou. With a great passion for vines, they dedicates theirselves to Chenin Blanc on schist terroirs.
Daniel Macault
Domaine des 2 Moulins, Anjou.
Creative and forward-looking winegrower, he cultivates old vines of Grolleau Noir.
Emmanuel Merceron
Domaine Merceron Martin, Coteaux d'Ancenis. Passionate and conscientious, he cultivates Pinot Gris.
Thibault Masse
Domaine de la Renière in Puy-Notre-Dame.
A recently installed winemaker, he cultivates and vinifies Chenin Blanc with talent on limestone soils.
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Lionel Hupolox & Pauline Sain Hupolox
Domaine des Grouas in Martigné-Briand.
Winegrowers working Grolleau Gris on Metagrauwackes soils.
Pascal & Mathieu Avril
Domaine de Touraine, Chinon.
Father and son cultivate Cabernet Franc on the historic clay-limestone terroirs of Marçay.
Philippe Potin
Viticulturist in Cher Valley, Touraine.
He cultivates Sauvignon Blanc on limestone and silex soils for almost 40 years.
Jean-Marc Rondel
Domaine du Poyet, Côtes du Forez.
Cooperative winegrower, he cares for Gamay St Romain at an altitude of 450 m on characteristic granite sands.
Antoine Delaunay
Winegrower in Vertou since generations in Muscadet, he cultivates Folle Blanche on Gneiss soils.
Benoît Brazilier
Domaine Brazilier, coteaux du Vendômois.
Winegrowers for 7 generations, he cultivates with care the pineau d'Aunis, on clay and flint soils.
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Michel Quenioux
Domaine de Veilloux, Touraine Winegrower since 1994, working biodynamically,respecting the life and balance of the soil.