Catherine & Gilles Vergé 

Catherine and Gilles farmed 3 hectares of old vine Chardonnay around the village of Viré prior to their recent retirement. Serious and passionate campaigners for natural wine, they are driven by their commitment to producing wines with zero additives and farming with as much sensitivity as possible.

They've been farming here since the '80s and the vines for the Vieilles Vignes parcel are now over 135 years old. The soils here are a mix of active clay and limestone.

In the winery, fruit is sorted, pressed, racked after 24 hours, fermented and watched diligently for at least 4 years before being run in to bottle. Catherine and Gilles are very firm believers in allowing a wine to go through several seasons of elevage, therefore allowing active bacteria to perform all natural conversions, before the wine goes to bottle. These wines are very stable and are of unbelievable quality. The palate length and balance are quite extraordinary.  

They are the current president (Catherine) and vice-presidents (Gilles) of Les Vins S.A.I.N.S.