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“La Colline en Flamme” translates to “the hills are burning” and refers to the superbly exposed plot where the Chardonnay vines are planted at Domaine des Pothiers in the unique region of Côte Roannaise, Loire. The granite soil brings a freshness and finesse to this Chardonnay. White flowers, stonefruit and grapefruit. A really well balanced and excellent example of a great value French Chardonnay. Biodynamic, vegan.

Domaine des Pothiers, which takes its name from the lieu-dit in which it is situated, is one of the oldest, but also one of the most dynamic and exciting domains within the appellation. The Paires have been in Villemontais for over 300 years. The current incumbent, Georges, joined his father in 1974 and took control of the family domaine in 1978. Georges and Denise’s son, Romain, joined his parents in 2004 after completing his studies. In addition to making wine, they also raise Limousin cattle.

They work a total of nine hectares of vines, and all but 30 ares is owned by the family themselves. Whilst the majority of the vineyards are planted to Gamay Saint-Romain, they do also have just less than one hectare of Chardonnay and half a hectare of Pinot Gris will come into production in 2009. Everything here is hand harvested, with all the vineyards organic, in conversion.