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History

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A long road from bottle to vine.

Located on a gastronomic stage of the mythical Nationale 7, the Pouilly-sur-Loire vineyards have always attracted the interest of a burgeoning tourism industry.

In 1947, noting the logistical difficulties of supplying the capital and foreign demand, a small group of winegrowers decided to take action and get organised. They came up with a plan to pool their cellars and a warehouse. This embryonic cooperative aroused the interest of a local scholar, Dr Sebillot, who was keen to promote scientific advances that were not yet known as “oenology”.

The first vintage was that of 1948, with a volume of 20,000 bottles of Pouilly-Fumé (mostly exported) and Pouilly-sur-Loire (sold in the Paris region).

New winegrowers soon joined the young cooperative, which began bottling its own wines. A few years later, the vinification was carried out in our new winery. This was an opportunity to test new vats, first in concrete, then in fibre and finally in stainless steel. It wasn’t until the turn of the 90s that wooden barrels made a comeback.
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dates

Key dates in the history of the Caves de Pouilly-sur-Loire

In the early 70s

The Red Revolution

A “new vineyard” joins the cooperative: the Coteaux du Giennois.

Made from Pinot Noir and Gamay grapes, these are our first red wines. A real revolution in a white wine institution.

A few years later, we moved to the heart of this vineyard, in Pougny, to ensure that the vinification process was as close as possible to the terroir. Finally, in 1998, we helped guide the Coteaux du Giennois vineyards towards AOC status.

1970

Innovation and the good word

Our wines are starting to be made by an oenologist.

He’ll be the first in the vineyard, and it’s a real turning point in terms of quality for our cooperative. The oenologist’s role extends far beyond our cellars, as he spreads the “good word” and his sound advice to all the winegrowers.

From the outset, the cooperative has been a source of innovation and testing for the entire vineyard. From the outset, the wine was sold exclusively in bottles, followed by the first bottling line, the first all-stainless steel vat room and the first ISO and BRC-certified winery. It continued with the first organic wines (ECOCERT) and, more recently, large-scale trials of SO2-free wines.

2000

Sustainable viticulture

Creation of an initial group of volunteer winegrowers, led by the cooperative, who embarked on integrated winegrowing.

With the technical and scientific support of the SICAVAC (1), this group has contributed to the development of more environmentally-friendly viticulture, which foreshadows HVE (2) certification, currently very much in vogue.

2004

Census of cadastral parcels

The cooperative is embarking on an extensive survey of its members’ land registry plots.

The aim is to identify the nature of the soils by means of a mapping study, confirmed by a field survey. It is on the basis of pedogeological ‘bibles’ that we now blend our cuvées and personalise our vinifications.

2017

One step closer to the vine...

The cooperative acquired its first parcel of vines in Tracy sur Loire.

This plot, which has been restored to a productive state, is helping to develop the business of a young cooperative winemaker.

These vines bring us a little closer to the terroir and contribute to our winemaking choices.

(1): Wine advice and analysis organisation
(2): HVE High Environmental Value

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