\n\t\tAbout us<\/span>Our family has been making wine in Amboise for centuries.<\/h1>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\tMontdomaine is Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Plou\u2019s dream come true. Born into a family that has been making wine for 500 years, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Plou and his wife Louisa took over Ch\u00e2teau de Montdomaine in 2015. Since then, they\u2019ve worked tirelessly to bring this historic estate and its vineyards, nestled in the heart of the Loire valley, to life. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div> [\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1556999000195{background-color: #000000 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1556999135338{padding: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”6871″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1568216399973{margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-image: url(http:\/\/okthemes.com\/sarasdemo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/our-values.jpg?id=295) !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1557079495492{padding-top: 15% !important;padding-right: 20% !important;padding-bottom: 15% !important;padding-left: 20% !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t01<\/span>Our Philosophy<\/h3>\n\t\tTo listen to and follow nature in order to produce wines that bring the very best of our unique terroir into each and every bottle.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t02<\/span>Our know how<\/h3>\n\t\tWe base our approach upon traditional methods and focus on sustainable practices that can be maintained going forward. We have always worked with respect to nature and 2020 sees the domaine take its first steps towards formal organic certification. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t03<\/span>Our future<\/h3>\n\t\tWe recognise that it is our duty to be completely transparent with our practices and to work with integrity. We also realise that our future depends upon us adopting a pragmatic, natural approach that is sustainable. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div> [\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1559026490647{padding-top: 7em !important;padding-bottom: 10em !important;}”][vc_column]\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\tMORE THAN 500 YEARS<\/span>Our history<\/h1>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div> \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/montdomaine.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1.png\")
<\/div>1508<\/div>A FAMILY AFFAIR <\/span>The Plou family is one of the oldest winemaking families in the region and much of the estate today is still farmed on the ancestral vineyards that have been in the family for hundreds of years.<\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/montdomaine.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_4714-e1568788313785.jpg\")
<\/div>1582<\/div>THE FIRST RECORD OF THE ESTATE<\/span>Montdomaine first appears on the Cassini map as a \u201cnoble house\u201d at this spot in 1582.<\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/montdomaine.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2.jpg\")
<\/div>1832<\/div>Tradition<\/span>Montdomaine is sold by widow Madame Gilloire to Monsieur Henry Far\u00e9. In the deed of sale and as part payment for the property, Monsieur Far\u00e9 is required to give Madame Gilloire a barrel of wine from Montdomaine each year for the remainder of her lifetime. <\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/montdomaine.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4.jpg\")
<\/div>1832-1834 <\/div>Construction<\/span>Montdomaine as it appears today, is built by Monsieur Henry Far\u00e9, battalion commander and hero of the Napoleonic Wars. <\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/montdomaine.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5.jpg\")
<\/div>1937<\/div>History<\/span>The last written traces of winemaking at Montdomaine. In the book, \u201cThe Noble Wines of Touraine\u201d, it is noted that Madame de Lestapis produces \u201cPinots of the Loire\u201d, \u201cBreton\u201d, \u201cC\u00f4t\u201d and \u201cGamay\u201d, the four major grape varieties vinified by Montdomaine today.<\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/montdomaine.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6.jpg\")
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Montdomaine is Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Plou\u2019s dream come true. Born into a family that has been making wine for 500 years, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Plou and his wife Louisa took over Ch\u00e2teau de Montdomaine in 2015. Since then, they\u2019ve worked tirelessly to bring this historic estate and its vineyards, nestled in the heart of the Loire valley, to life. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div> [\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1556999000195{background-color: #000000 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1556999135338{padding: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”6871″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1568216399973{margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-image: url(http:\/\/okthemes.com\/sarasdemo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/our-values.jpg?id=295) !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1557079495492{padding-top: 15% !important;padding-right: 20% !important;padding-bottom: 15% !important;padding-left: 20% !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]\n\t To listen to and follow nature in order to produce wines that bring the very best of our unique terroir into each and every bottle.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\t We base our approach upon traditional methods and focus on sustainable practices that can be maintained going forward. We have always worked with respect to nature and 2020 sees the domaine take its first steps towards formal organic certification. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\t We recognise that it is our duty to be completely transparent with our practices and to work with integrity. We also realise that our future depends upon us adopting a pragmatic, natural approach that is sustainable. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div> [\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1559026490647{padding-top: 7em !important;padding-bottom: 10em !important;}”][vc_column]\n\t\n\t\t01<\/span>Our Philosophy<\/h3>\n\t\t
\n\t\t02<\/span>Our know how<\/h3>\n\t\t
\n\t\t03<\/span>Our future<\/h3>\n\t\t
\n\t\tMORE THAN 500 YEARS<\/span>Our history<\/h1>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div> \n\t
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