Fournier Père et Fils

Situated in Verdigny, in the heart of the Sancerre appellation, Maison FOURNIER is the legacy of several generations of winegrowers. It all began in 1950, when Paul Fournier started his business activities. For him, viticulture was all about passion. It took him 9 years to accomplish his objective of producing his first wine on just 2 hectares of land! Twenty years later, Claude and Jacques, two of his sons, picked up the torch and developed t...

Three types of soil are found in the Sancerrois region: 1; The Terres Blanches which are a mixture of clay and limestone (located in the hills in the farthest west region of Sancerre) 2; The Caillottes which are very stony and calcareous 3; Flinty clay soil or “silex” (to the east of the vineyard on the hills). The area of the Sancerre appellation includes the villages of Bannay,Bué, Crézancy, Menetou-Ratel, Ménétréol, Montigny, Saint-Satur, S...

Temperature controlled stainless steel tanks in multiple different sizes allow maximum flexibility to adapt to harvest volumes that not only differ from one year to another; it also allows separate fermentation of the single vineyards, selections from different soils and the final blends that represent each appellation in its best. When the harvested grapes arrive at the winery they are transported via a conveyor

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