Domaine Pichot

Jean-Claude Pichot’s family is one of the oldest in Vouvray, with origins as viticulturists and restaurateurs dating back to 1739. The family cellars are located in the charming village of Vouvray, in caverns hewn from the rolling hills which were once quarried to provide stone to construct the grand châteaux of the Loire. In fact, the Pichot home is itself part house and part cavern, with a dramatic hearth carved from the rock.  Jean-Claude w...

Our 28-hectare (60-acre) vineyard is in Vouvray, ten kilometres (6 miles) east of Tours on the right bank of the River Loire. Our vines are thirty years old on average and are of the Chenin Blanc variety. The soil types vary from clayey limestone to flint on the Coteau de la Biche and Clos Cartaud plots and are clayey limestone on the Peu de la Moriette, Le Marigny and Clos Berger parts.We make rational use of pesticides, plough round the youn...

Vouvray wines are unique and have quite unparalleled qualities. In fact, very few appellations in the world are made from a single, quite rare grape variety as is the case here with the Chenin Blanc grape, which is also referred to as Pineau de la Loire. It can be used to make a wide variety of white wines ranging from the sparkling Brut to the Sec and Demi-Sec categories and even the sweet whites made in the best years. Find out more about ou...