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DOMAINE BONNIGAL-BODET, France

Domaine Bonnigal-Bodet is located in Limeray (Amboise), in the heart of the Loire Valley. Having been handed down from father to son since 1927, the estate is now run by the fourth generation of the family and long-time best friends Jean Baptiste Bonnigal and Stéphane Bodet, who took over together in 2015.

The vineyards themselves are stretched across a large range of terroirs, with a multitude of local grape varities, including Chenin Blanc, Côt, Sauvignon Blanc and Pineau d’Aunis.

Viticulture

Using organic and biodynamic practices, Jean Baptiste and Stéphane use skills learned in New Zealand and Bordeaux to create wines of precision and purity. They believe that hard work in the vineyard is critical to harvesting grapes of optimum quality, and consider manual work unavoidable if both the vines and their fruit are to give of their best. The soil is worked heavily to encourage deep root implantation, thereby allowing the vines to express the purest expression of both terroir and vintage.