Each day in the Loire valley is sheer magic. The sun pours softly over the landscape transforming it into an ethereal vision. Flowers, hills, vines and the sky reflect splendour that is inconceivably breathtaking, yet very real. Along the banks of France's longest river, the majestic and alluring Loire Valley has lured romance for hundreds of years. Its history is replete with memories of outstanding poets, writers and revolutions. Its lush rolling hills are dotted with a thousand chateaux.

It isn't just the valley's natural beauty that is remarkable, but the perfect natural conditions for grape growing too. Apart from soft light, mild climate and abundant land, the Loire Valley's extraordinary terroir is gifted with low rainfall and a rare subsoil of limestone called "tuffeau". This subsoil created by an evolution of millions of years is an extraordinary terrain, just perfect to nurture the best vines.