CÔTEAUX DU VENDÔMOIS AOP ROUGE “BENJAMIN” DOMAINE DU FOUR A CHAUX

Once upon a time, there was a wonderful story of winegrowers and winemakers… that of the Norguet family, who have been running their Domaine du Four à Chaux for 7 generations, in the heart of the Vendôme region at Thoré-la-Rochette.
The Four à Chaux (lime kiln) is a protected site dating back to 1767. It is a vestige of the time when tuffeau, a soft limestone with flint extracted from the hillsides, was used to build the châteaux of the Loire, the surrounding manor houses and the houses of the Loire region.
In a traditional setting, the estate boasts magnificent two-hundred-year-old troglodyte cellars, dedicated to the cultivation of mushrooms and the ageing of local wines. Today, they have become a convivial venue for tastings of red, white, rosé and grey wines.
Norguet, vigneron fer de lance de l’appellation, cultive 29 hectares de vignes à Thoré la Rochette, petit village abrité dans la Vallée du Loir et vinifie avec passion ses vins dans une ancienne cave.