{"id":786,"date":"2026-03-09T21:55:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.latourgallus.fr\/the-vineyard\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T20:32:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:32:59","slug":"the-vineyard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.latourgallus.fr\/en\/the-vineyard\/","title":{"rendered":"The vineyard"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"786\" class=\"elementor elementor-786 elementor-299\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-095c2b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"095c2b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c951e elementor-widget elementor-widget-hfe-breadcrumbs-widget\" data-id=\"72c951e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ul class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs hfe-breadcrumbs-show-home\"><li class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-item hfe-breadcrumbs-first\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-home-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-home\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M280.37 148.26L96 300.11V464a16 16 0 0 0 16 16l112.06-.29a16 16 0 0 0 15.92-16V368a16 16 0 0 1 16-16h64a16 16 0 0 1 16 16v95.64a16 16 0 0 0 16 16.05L464 480a16 16 0 0 0 16-16V300L295.67 148.26a12.19 12.19 0 0 0-15.3 0zM571.6 251.47L488 182.56V44.05a12 12 0 0 0-12-12h-56a12 12 0 0 0-12 12v72.61L318.47 43a48 48 0 0 0-61 0L4.34 251.47a12 12 0 0 0-1.6 16.9l25.5 31A12 12 0 0 0 45.15 301l235.22-193.74a12.19 12.19 0 0 1 15.3 0L530.9 301a12 12 0 0 0 16.9-1.6l25.5-31a12 12 0 0 0-1.7-16.93z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latourgallus.fr\/en\/\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-text\">Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7918a2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7918a2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The vineyard<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eadb557 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eadb557\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dd6095 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9dd6095\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3649a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3649a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">15 hectares in organic agriculture<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cef94a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cef94a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The vineyard is planted mainly with Melon de Bourgogne, the emblematic grape variety of Muscadet.<\/p>\n<p>Originally from Burgundy, it is the result of a cross between Pinot Noir and Gouais Blanc, a variety that has now disappeared. It became popular in the region thanks to links between the abbeys of the Loire and Burgundy in the Middle Ages. It truly established itself after the phylloxera crisis in the early 20th century, thanks to its lively, delicate and salty notes. This grape variety is renowned for truly revealing the character of the terroir.<\/p>\n<p>This is why the practice of organic farming, which encourages the vines to develop deeper roots, is particularly significant here. The estate\u2019s conversion, which began in 2020 with organic certification obtained in 2023, is now being extended to biodynamics.<\/p>\n<p>The oldest vines are 75 years old, with an average age of 50 years across the entire vineyard, which is a further guarantee of concentration and aromatic complexity in the wines.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dc8648 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8dc8648\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a61aa91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a61aa91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.latourgallus.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Photo-vignoble-.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-784\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.latourgallus.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Photo-vignoble-.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.latourgallus.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Photo-vignoble--300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.latourgallus.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Photo-vignoble--150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.latourgallus.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Photo-vignoble--768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697d274 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"697d274\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e77c6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e77c6b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-485763d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"485763d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.latourgallus.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/terroir-gabbro-vignoble.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-785\" alt=\"Gabbro rock in the vineyard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.latourgallus.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/terroir-gabbro-vignoble.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.latourgallus.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/terroir-gabbro-vignoble-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57fcbf6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57fcbf6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8892570 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8892570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A UNIQUE TERROIR: Gabbro<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4644ce2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4644ce2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>La Tour Gallus stands out for its exceptional Gabbro terroir, a dark magmatic bedrock, dating from the Palaeozoic era, lying on a crystalline non-calcareous base. This compact, midnight-blue rock, originating from the foothills of the Armorican Massif, covers only a tiny fraction of the total area of the Muscadet vineyards, concentrated mainly in Gorges, where it constitutes the entirety of the soil. The clay-rich surface layer is also the result of gabbro alteration.<\/p>\n<p>Although difficult to work with, it nevertheless possesses remarkable properties, particularly well-suited to climate change. Indeed, its water-retention qualities allow it to act like a sponge, absorbing and retaining water deep within the soil during rainy periods, which it is then able to release during dry spells. This characteristic makes gabbro a true terroir of the future in the context of global warming.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gabbro, unique and precious, produces wines with long ageing potential. 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