Domaine Pascal Jolivet owns 65 hectares of vineyards in Loire Valley – 42 hectares in Sancerre and 8 hectares in Pouilly-Fumé, and 15 hectares in Touraine.
Jolivet produces 50% of its Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé wines from its own grapes and the rest are bought from contracted growers.
Sancerre wines originate from three soil types: clay, limestone and flint. We believe these wines are more floral and elegant than wines of the same type in other regions.
Pouilly Fumé wines come from an area located on the right bank of the Loire, which offers a large diversity of subsoil from the Ice Age and seems a lot more vibrant and mineral than Sancerre wines.
The vineyard is currently switching to organic viticulture. This means w...
Juices are not clarified and no yeasts are added before they run by gravity to the tanks where fermentation starts naturally.
Each vineyard plot is vinified separately according to the type of soil and indigenous yeast, to best express the own caracteristics of the different terroirs.
Wines are primarily matured on 3 to 6 months fine lees. We then blend the wines from different terroirs for the “Initial” Pascal Jolivet range.
The estate si...
Histoire
1982, Jacques Jolivet négociant en vins rachète une petite société de négoce à Pouilly sur Loire, ” les Grands vins du val de Loire ” et en confie la direction à son fils Pascal.
1987, Pascal Jolivet crée sa propre marque.
1990, installation à Sancerre et investissement dans une première cave de vinification avec cuverie inox thermo-régulée inspirée de la magnifique cuverie des champagnes Pommery dont il est alors l’agent.
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