Domaine Michel Redde
The Reddes have been a family of winemakers in this region for 13 generations and are amongst the most highly regarded properties in the Loire and one of the leading producers in terms of quality. The Michel Redde et Fils estate, as we know it today, dates back to 1930 with the birth of Michel Redde. In 1966 they opened a cellar called ‘La Moynerie’, which allowed them to increase their visibility and reputation in the region. Today, the area of La Moynerie covers 42 hectares and sustainable viticulture is used in order to respect both the terroir and the environment, by controlling organic inputs, promoting low yields, working the soil and manual harvesting. The two succeeding gernerations are now at the helm, Thierry Redde and his sons, Sebastian and Romain. They vehemently continue their family’s passion for producing Poully Fumés carrying the unqiue stamp and expression of their very varied terroirs, including a variety of single vineyard Cuvées. Over 400 years the Redde family at Domaine Michel Redde have truly mastered the art of crafting rich, racy, gun flinty and mineral Sauvignon Blanc in Pouilly Fumé.
The entry level Petit-F is a crisp, fruity Sauvignon Blanc with zesty acidity and salinity and Pouilly Fumé typicity. A lovely, simple and accessible introduction to their style. Their other cuvees are more serious and see at least one year of aging on lees and mostly in oak. ‘La Moynerie’ is a mix of all the soils found in the appellation, limestone, Kimmeridgian marl and clay. A complex wine combining notes of citrus (grapefruit and lime), the spicy and flinty taste of flint with the freshness, minerality and finesse of limestones. The ‘St Andelain’ and ‘Les Champs des Billons’ are exquisite single vineyard cuvees. The ‘Andelain’ is from red Cretacious flint or Silex soils and is remarkably refined, spicy and mineral, whereas, ‘Les Champs des Billons’, is from more granular compact limestone soil known as “Caillottes’ and results in a wine which is pure, chalky and with more salinity. Both would pair wonderfully with a variety of meat and vegetable dishes as well as shellfish, pork and cheese.
The entry level Petit-F is a crisp, fruity Sauvignon Blanc with zesty acidity and salinity and Pouilly Fumé typicity. A lovely, simple and accessible introduction to their style. Their other cuvees are more serious and see at least one year of aging on lees and mostly in oak. ‘La Moynerie’ is a mix of all the soils found in the appellation, limestone, Kimmeridgian marl and clay. A complex wine combining notes of citrus (grapefruit and lime), the spicy and flinty taste of flint with the freshness, minerality and finesse of limestones. The ‘St Andelain’ and ‘Les Champs des Billons’ are exquisite single vineyard cuvees. The ‘Andelain’ is from red Cretacious flint or Silex soils and is remarkably refined, spicy and mineral, whereas, ‘Les Champs des Billons’, is from more granular compact limestone soil known as “Caillottes’ and results in a wine which is pure, chalky and with more salinity. Both would pair wonderfully with a variety of meat and vegetable dishes as well as shellfish, pork and cheese.
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