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our history

Our family and friends may have thought we were mad when we bought this manor house with all its ruined outbuildings, but that was nothing compared to the work we put into the vines.

After researching the history of La Mazeraie, we learned that it was one of the oldest clos de France. Noble Joué, Louis XI's favourite wine, was produced here. Further research revealed that the wine regularly won awards at the Paris agricultural competition for its Malvoisie.

So we decided to replant the vines in 2019. We teamed up with a winegrower, Jérémie Pierru, who was patient enough to teach Alexia the basics. With no preconceived ideas, she experimented and experimented some more, but always with the desire to make good wine without cheating. Her first cuvée came out in 2023 and was an instant hit, which encouraged her to continue in this direction. The vines at La Mazeraie are partly tended by Gaston, a magnificent draught horse, and the Solognotes ewes do the shearing in winter.

Since 2024, Alexia has also been running the Liodière vineyard, 500 metres from the manor house, which she converted to organic production as soon as she took over.

our land

The Domaine de la Mazeraie

The original grape variety (Pinot Gris or Malvoisie) was replanted in 2019 to produce a first vintage in 2023. In 2024, Pinot Noir was replanted with the aim of making a wine for ageing by vinifying it using the Burgundy method and complementing the Liodière Pinot Noir, which is used to make the Traditional Method Blanc de Noirs. In 2025, Sauvignon Blanc was replanted using vine plants from massal selection rather than clones, with the aim of achieving excellence.

This exceptional terroir, which dates back several centuries and is predominantly clay-loam, has been farmed organically since the year it was replanted in an agroforestry environment. The soil is worked with a horse to minimise compaction between the rows.

The terroir of La Liodière in Joué-les-Tours

The vines were planted in 2013 on a clay-limestone terroir covering 3 hectares. The grape varieties are pinot meunier (1 hectare 4), pinot gris (1 hectare 1) and pinot noir (0.5 hectares).

Touraine Noble Joué gris is a blend of the 3 grape varieties and accounts for 80 to 90% of production from the Liodière vines. A few rows of pinot noir are vinified as red wine and a blend of pinot noir and pinot meunier (the Champagne grape varieties) are used to produce white wine using the traditional method. Conversion to organic farming began in 2024.