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About Eric Louis Wines
Eric Louis follows the footsteps of his great-grandmother Pauline
Eric Louis, winemaker in Sancerre, has been rooted in the south-east of the Sancerre appellation for 4 generations. The Estate was founded in 1860 by our ancestor Pauline. The great-grandmother Pauline gave her name to the Estate «Les Celliers de la Pauline» and also to an uncommon cuvée in Sancerre aged in acacia barrels.
Eric’s parents, Ginette and Leon, gradually moved away from multi-crop farming and specialized into winegrowing in the 1980s. They will leave their mark by raising the reputation of the appellation.
Our vineyard spreads over 35 hectars and across a mosaic of around 60 plots on Thauvenay, Ménétréol sous Sancerre and Vinon villages. Our vines are located at the edge of the Loire river and are planted on slopes from the geological fault of Thauvenay. We cultivate Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir on a outstanding flint, limestone and clay-limestone terroir.
Since 2000, we are gradually expanding the collection with other appellations of the Centre Loire such as Pouilly-Fumé, Menetou-Salon, Quincy, Reuilly, as well as Châteaumeillant…
