Les Vins de la Madone

In this young Côtes du Forez appellation, which was established in 2000, Gilles Bonnefoy founded the winery Les Vins de la Madone, in 1997, based in Champdieu, south of the Loire Valley. He began by leasing a few plots of old vines, then acquired 4 hectares of fallow land across various terroirs. As early as 2001, he quickly shifted toward organic viticulture. Wishing to take his natural and environmentally friendly approach even further, he began exploring biodynamics in 2004, which led to Demeter certification in 2009, with the implementation of green manure crops, plant decoctions, and biodynamic preparations.