François Pinon

The wines of François and Julien Pinon are considered among the finest of Vouvray. François, a former child psychologist, took over the estate from his father in 1987, and has steadily made a name for the estate. He is a serious winemaker whose main focus is “to keep the typicity of both the appellation and the vintage” in all his wines. Julien’s arrival has cemented the family’s dedication to organic viticulture and minimal intervention winemaking.

The vineyards are in the corniche of the Vallée de Cousse. The Pinon follow a discipline of plowing the vineyards, not using chemical fertilizers and pesticides and, of course, he harvesting by hand and uses not using cultured yeasts in the cellar. The estate has been certified organic since 2011.