Angers native Pierre Borel is a man with a plan. After an Oenoviti diploma and stints in Muscadet and all around the Loire valley, notably at Domaine des Griottes - where he first learned about natural wine - and most recently at Domaine du Mortier, he picked a small but historical parcel of a very unique terroir within the village of Bourgueil to start his estate. The vineyards sit just a stones throw from the historic Benedictine Abbaye in the center of town.
He makes one wine only, and it is this Bourgueil from his Clos de Pavée, which he tends to all alone. All vineyard work is done manually, and the winemaking sees as little intervention as possible. He replanted young vine Cabernet Franc some years ago, as he believes this site expresses itself best as a lighter-bodied, fruit-forward wine. An inviting funk leaves you speechless when the cherries sing.