"Intense aromas of violets and red fruits, round, generous and fresh with lovely purity. 100% Cabernet Franc"
Jérôme Billard is a young grower who has taken over the reins of the family business in recent years. His grandparents bought the property for their retirement having migrated from the Corrèze department, and Jérôme’s father was professor of oenology at the agricultural college in Montreuil-Bellay. Jérôme trained with Moueix in Bordeaux and California, and later in New Zealand, and returned to the domaine with a fresh outlook but a great respect for the integrity of Chinon’s grapes, working sustainably since 2008.
The family now farms 25 hectares, 16 of which they own, around the hamlet of Le Vau Breton, a name which in the time of 15th-century poet and trencherman Rabelais meant ‘The Valley of Cabernet Franc’. 19 hectares are planted with cabernet franc and 6 with chenin blanc, and Jérôme vinifies parcels separately and by the age of the vines to retain their particular characteristics.
Malolactic fermentation followed by 8 to 9 months in stainless steel tanks on fine lees.
