A family story
THE LA SOUFRANDIÈRE ESTATE
THESoufrandière estateIt was founded in 1947 when Jules Bret acquired one hectare of land from a former vineyard south ofMason, on the appellationPouilly-Vinzelles Climat “Les Quarts”He and his wife, Louise, worked to expand the vineyard by acquiring new plots of land. The vines were entrusted to sharecroppers, and the winemaking was carried out by the cooperative winery ofVinzellesIn 1969, Jean-Paul Bret joined his parents at the head of the estate.SoufrandièreThe vineyard area then comprises 4.55 hectares: 4 hectares inPouilly-Vinzelles“Les Quarts” climate and 0.55 hectares inPouilly-Vinzellesclimate“Les Longeays”In 1998, Jean-Paul's children took over the family estate and stopped using the Vinzelles cooperative winery for harvesting and winemaking. Thus, the 2000 vintage was the first wine vinified, aged, and bottled at La Soufrandière. It was also a pivotal year for the estate, as it was then undergoing conversion to organic farming.organic and biodynamic viticultureSince then, several hectares of vines have been added. Today theDomaine La Soufrandièrealso covers the following designations:Beaujolais-Leynes, Saint-Véran, Pouilly-Fuissé and Bourgogne Aligoté.
The choice of biodynamics
THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE LA SOUFRANDIÈRE ESTATE
THELa Soufrandière estateis a family estate driven by a desire to expand the vineyard, innovate, and respect the terroir. Indeed, they did not hesitate to extend the estate's cellar in 2012, bringing it to 480 square meters. This allows them to vinify, age, and store their wines under optimal conditions.Domaine La SoufrandièreOpting for a cultureorganic and biodynamicis also a guarantee of respect for the terroir that surrounds them. Indeed, the 11 hectares of vineyards extend across a multitude of Jurassic clay-limestone terroirs, very red clay, and so-called "entroques" limestone. Only one grape variety is cultivated there, theChardonnaywhich adapts perfectly to all these nuances of the terroir. The vines, aged between 33 and 80 years, are harvested exclusively by hand to preserve the grapes as much as possible. Furthermore, they have opted for the production of micro-cuvées to vinify the grapes plot by plot. Thus, the great variety of terroirs and viticulturebiologicalallow the production of wines of great diversity and with a real personality.
The choice of biodynamics
THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE LA SOUFRANDIÈRE ESTATE
The choice oforganic and biodynamic viticultureIt emerged in 2000 as an obvious choice. Since then, it has become a true philosophy that allows the owners of the La estateSoufrandièreto manage their vineyard sustainably. They are committed to being in harmony with their vines and respecting the soil, the plant's balance, and the environment. They follow natural, lunar, and planetary rhythms and regularly use herbal teas to strengthen the vines against disease. The aging and winemaking processes also adhere to these principles.biodynamicsAll this work grants the domain theSoufrandière, certificationbiologicalAndbiodynamicThis perfectly matches the values of its owners and allows the production of exquisite, dense and fresh wines, with a beautiful minerality and balance.
