Catherine & Pierre Breton
Catherine & Pierre Breton
AboutCatherine & Pierre Breton
Pierre Breton took over his family’s Bourgueil vineyard in 1985, continuing a Loire winegrowing history that spans five generations. Catherine and Pierre added vineyards in Chinon in 1989 and completed the domaine’s conversion to organic and biodynamic farming in 1990. Paul joined Catherine in Vouvray in 2014, while France and Baptiste joined Pierre in Bourgueil in 2018.
Hand-picked grapes are fermented with native yeasts; the wines are bottled unfiltered, with little or no added sulphur. Chenin from Vouvray and Cabernet Franc from Bourgueil and Chinon lead the range, alongside Grolleau and Pineau d’Aunis.
Catherine & Pierre Breton 2019 La Ritournelle Bourgueil Rosé
French Rosé
$49.99
Made from Cabernet Franc, this Bourgueil rosé is bright and crisp. Pale pink colour carries a faint golden hue and a berry-scented perfume with a very faint exotic quality. The palate is balanced and flavourful, showing floral-tinged berry fruit. A distinct citrus note appears on the finish. The wine comes from the Loire Valley in France.
Catherine & Pierre Breton 2023 Grolleau
French Red
$49.99
Made from Grolleau, this red comes from the Loire and carries 10.4 percent alcohol. The estate’s vineyards are certified biodynamic and receive organic care without chemical treatments. Harvest is by hand. Fermentation uses indigenous yeasts, sulphur is kept to a minimum, and the wines are bottled without filtration. The release is classified as Vin de Pays du Val de Loire.
Catherine & Pierre Breton 2022 Bourgueil Trinch!
French Red
$49.99
Raspberry aromas meet a tender attack and a finish marked by grape-skin texture. Cabernet Franc comes from gravel soils and vines around thirty years old. The grapes are harvested by hand, gently destemmed and cold-macerated in stainless steel. Daily pumpovers are used, and maturation lasts ten months in concrete. The Cabernet Franc vineyard is certified biodynamic.