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Domaine FL Loire, France |
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Domaine FL is Philippe Fournier and team, although the domaine is named in honour of Philippe's parents, the F coming from Fournier and the L from Longchamps. Domaine FL is a relatively new venture, formed a few years ago when Fournier, brought together two pre-existing domaines under one label – Jo Pithon and Chateau de Chamboureau. Fournier got involved with Jo Pithon in 2005, eventually buying most of his domaine to which he then added Chateau de Chamboureau, bringing in Stéphane Derenoncourt to consult.
The end result of this union is a domaine with approximately 40 hectares of vines, of which about 21 hectares have been committed to biodynamic viticulture since 1997. The remaining 18 hectares, which lie close to Epiré and the Clos de la Coulee de Serrant began the process of conversion to biodynamics in 2006. This includes 4 hectares in the Savennières cru of Roches-aux-Moines. Naturally all these vineyards are now managed without chemical herbicides, and from 2007 régisseur Hugues Daubercies - the nephew of Pierre Soulez - has begun the planting of cereal crops between the rows of vines. The vines are on average 25 years old, and Chenin dominates, accounting for 88% of the vineyard.
Naturally the vineyard work is done by hand, the vines pruned to eight buds during the winter, and with the arrival of spring and summer yields can be further controlled with debudding and a green harvest. The wines are fermented either in wooden, fibreglass or enamelled steel vats, or in oak barriques of which just 10% are new each year, the remainder a mix of ages ranging from one to five years old. After fermentation the wines are left on their lees, unracked, for between 12 and 24 months, before assemblage en cuve and bottling. |
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