Domaine des Tilleuls

Domaine des Tilleuls covers about 35 hectares at La Regrippière in Vallet, in the Nante region. We are about 50 kilometres from the ocean, where the Melon de Bourgogne grape variety reigns supreme in the production of Muscadet. We are south of the Loire, where the climate is oceanic and enjoys mild winters and hot, dry summers, never with extreme temperatures. Viticulture at Domaine des Tilleuls is geared towards sustainability and the techniques for processing the grapes, which come from vines between 15 and 30 years old, are simple and rigorous. The history of Domaine des Tilleuls began in 1905 with Auguste Godefroy who, having inherited a few plots of vines with great potential for producing high quality wines, decided to take up the vine growing trade. His nephew, Gaby Houssin, bought an old farm in the place called 'Les Tilleuls', taking all the surrounding land and vines, including some of the oldest Muscadet plots, and built a new stone wine cellar, equipped with barrels and some underground vats covered with glassy material, typical of the village of Nantes, to produce fine wines. Today, thanks to the passion of Jérôme and Noemie, the fifth generation of the family, the domaine enjoys considerable international development.