Will the wines of Haute-Loire one day have a place in the cellar? It is premature to say so for the time being. But it is a challenge that a new generation of winegrowers decided to take up in the department, near Saint-Privat-du-Dragon and Rosières, where Vincent Vidil has just planted 6,000 m2 of vines.
Gamaret, a Swiss red grape, and Poulsard, a red grape from Jura. “Poulsard is my favorite grape variety. He likes clayey, deep, cold soils. It should be earned because it is painful to cultivate ”, tells with passion the young 27-year-old winegrower who has dreamed since a young age of reviving the culture of the vine in Haute-Loire, where it had disappeared following the world wars. “It’s a project that I already wanted when I was 18 and that I lead without pressure. “
If it was able to see the light of day, it is because Vincent Vidil obtained a planting authorization from France AgriMer. “It’s a project that took time because the Haute-Loire is not recognized as a wine-growing area,” explains Vincent Vidil. In Rosières, his first plot overlooks the village magnificently and the vines have already grown well. Vincent Vidil, who has already acquired 1 hectare, plans to double this area to re-establish grape varieties that have disappeared in France, such as sauvignonasse.
“The conditions for growing vines here are great! The setting sun helps to accumulate heat. »See you in 2023 for the first harvests of this new Haute-Loire wine.
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