Domaine Roger Pabiot

Our vineyard

Known as « « Pauliacum super fluvium ligerim », literally « Paul’s estate on the banks of the Loire », the vineyards of Pouilly-sur-Loire havn’t ceased growing since the 5th century. Year after year, nutured by the proximity of the river Loire, the Chasselas and Sauvignon blanc varietals have been grown in the vineyards In 1937, the founding of the Appellation d’Origine Contrôlé « Pouilly-Fumé » marks the beginning of the era of the Sauvignon blanc grape variety which is also known as « Blanc Fumé » ; literally « smokey white ». The Chasselas, the historic grape variety of the vineyards of Pouilly also bears an AOC label « Pouilly-sur-Loire ».
The « Blanc Fumé et the traditional Chasselas enjoy a worldwide reputation for elegant, fruity expressive wines

Our story

This is a family story linked to that of the vineyards where generations of winegrowers have followed one another with a legacy of passion and love for this land.

renewal

2017

Pauline is the fifth generation of passionate independant wine-growers. She has been responsable for introducing a new approach and guiding the estate towards more environmentally-friendly wine growing practices by obtaining an important label called HVE 3 (high environmental value level 3)

A family story

2021

In the Spring the vines came back to life after the period of winter rest. However this awakening coincided with a period of heavy frost which caused the loss of 50% of the buds. The weather remained poor for the best part of the year with a rain and overcast conditions. Despite these adversities, the vines continued to flourish. Unfortunately, the vineyards were then hit by a severe hailstorm so that when harvest time came, the quality of the grapes was very good but only 25% of the grapes remained to be harvested. So, after a difficult and very trying year, the decision was made to make the transition to all organic wine growing practices.