Renaissance Fleuriet Frères

The Fleuriet family has been based in the hamlet of La Vauvise in Menetou-Râtel (in the municipality of Sancerre) for generations, at least since the French Revolution. There, they practiced subsistence farming based on cattle and, above all, goat raising, the production of Crottin de Chavignol, and grain cultivation. To diversify the business, Bernard, the father of Benoit and Mathieu, planted his first vines in 1991. Mathieu, for his part, joined the estate immediately after completing his viticulture studies. Curious and innovative, he modernized cultivation practices, expanded the estate, converted it to organic farming, and installed a brand-new winery there in 2012. The estate cultivates vineyards in the Sancerre and Menetou-Salon appellations.