Domaine des Cognettes

WINEMAKERS

Stéphane and Vincent Perraud

TYPE OF AGRICULTURE

Organic

VINEYARD AREA

28 ha

COUNTRY, REGION, SUBREGION

France, Nantes, Muscadet - Clisson

Seventh-generation winemaker brothers, Stéphane and Vincent started working in their family vineyards in 1988, then conversion to organic in 2009, producing their first certified vintage in 2013.

Their soil is volcanic and consists of two terroirs; the first has a top soil of sand, gravel and clay with a subsoil soil of gabbro. The second; a topsoil quartz with a subsoil of granite.

The climate is Oceanic, with a soft and humid winter and the wind coming from the west off of the Atlantic.

Read up on our interview with the brothers from July 2020 here.

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WINES

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2019 IGP Le Pas Rouge

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100% Gamay. Vinification with natural yeasts. Aged in fibreglass. No added sulfites.

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2018 IGP Le Pas Rouge

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100% Gamay. Vinification with natural yeasts. Aged in fibreglass. No added sulfites.

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2017 IGP Le Pas Rouge

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75% Gamay Noir and 25% Gamay Chaudenay. Vinification with natural yeasts. Aged in fibreglass. No added sulfites.

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2018 AOC Muscadet Les 2 Terres

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100% Melon de Bourgogne. Vinification with natural yeasts. Aged in fibreglass. No added sulfites.

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2017 AOC Muscadet Les 2 Terres

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100% Melon de Bourgogne. Vinification with natural yeasts. Aged in fibreglass. Light filtration, unfined.

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2018 IGP Gros Plant

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100% Folle Blanche. Vinification with natural yeasts. Aged in fibreglass. Lightly filtered, unfined.

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2017 IGP Gros Plant

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100% Folle Blanche. Vinification with natural yeasts. Aged in fibreglass. Lightly filtered, unfined.

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2018 IGP Chardonnay

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100% Chardonnay. Hand-harvested, pneumatic whole-cluster press. Aged in concrete tank, light filtration, unfined.

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2016 IGP Chardonnay

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100% Chardonnay. Hand-harvested, pneumatic whole-cluster press. Aged in concrete tank, light filtration, unfined.

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2015 VDF Cogneterra Gwenn - Amphora

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100% Melon de Bourgogne. Maceration of 5-6 weeks. Aged 12 months in 500-year old Tuscan amphora.

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2015 IGP Cognettera Rouge - Amphora

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80% Pinot Noir, Gamay Noir, Cabernet Franc. Aged 12 months in 500-litre Tuscan amphora.

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2020 IGP Le Pas Rouge

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After experimenting with introducing a portion of whole-bunch maceration to their Gamay over the last few years, in 2020 the brother’s committed fully, giving a juicy Pas Rouge on the fruit.

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