On the hillsides of Hameau Toucheboeuf, the vines grow among the wild grasses. No pesticides.
It is here, where the Rhône valley meets the landscapes of the Pilat Natural Park, that Simon Gastrein raises his wine as he builds his estate. Intuitively. Simply. By letting the terroir, the seasons and its fantasies express themselves freely, with the certainty that “nature does things well if we let it be generous”.
A trained chef, he spent his youth in the vineyards and developed his palate with a wine-loving grandfather. He left, far away, in South America, before returning to train on the job and in the lands of André Perret.
Established since 2017 in Bessey, in this little corner of the clayey and mineral Loire, he creates wines that resemble him: not fussy but not without manners.
Intuition made him plant Marsanne and Roussanne alongside Viognier, Gamay and Syrah. He continued with Cugnette, Petite Arvine and Altesse. Or 5 hectares of vines, worked in IGP Collines Rhodaniennes or in cuvées-experiences under the Vins de France label.
Wines for friends, celebrations, terroir and character to taste nature and its know-how.

Information

Domain Name:
Hameau Toucheboeuf
Winemaker's Name:
Simon Gastrein
Country:
France
Region:
Rhone Valley
Appellations:
Vin De France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Condrieu
Grape varieties:
Viognier, Grenache, Syrah, Viogner, Gamay, Marsanne, Roussanne, Cugnette

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Dans les coteaux du Hameau Toucheboeuf, les ceps poussent au milieu des herbes folles. Sans pesticides.
C&rsquo;est ici, l&agrave; o&ugrave; la vall&eacute;e du Rh&ocirc;ne rejoint les paysages du Parc naturel du Pilat que Simon Gastrein &eacute;l&egrave;ve son vin comme il b&acirc;tit son domaine. Intuitivement. Simplement. En laissant le terroir, les saisons et ses fantaisies s&rsquo;exprimer librement, avec la certitude que &laquo; la nature fait bien les choses si on la laisse &ecirc;tre g&eacute;n&eacute;reuse &raquo;.
Cuisinier de formation, il a pass&eacute; sa jeunesse dans les vignes et forg&eacute; son palais aupr&egrave;s d&rsquo;un grand-p&egrave;re amateur de vins. Il est parti, loin, en Am&eacute;rique du Sud, avant de revenir se former sur le tas et dans les terres d&rsquo;Andr&eacute; Perret.
Install&eacute; depuis 2017 &agrave; Bessey, dans ce petit coin de Loire argileux et min&eacute;ral, il y cr&eacute;e des vins qui lui ressemblent : peu chichiteux mais pas sans mani&egrave;res.
L&rsquo;intuition lui avait fait planter Marsanne et Roussanne aux c&ocirc;t&eacute;s du Viognier, du Gamay et du Syrah. Il a encha&icirc;n&eacute; avec de la Cugnette, de la Petite Arvine et de l&rsquo;Altesse. Soit 5 hectares de vignes, travaill&eacute;s en IGP Collines Rhodaniennes ou en cuv&eacute;es-exp&eacute;riences sous l&rsquo;&eacute;tiquette Vins de France.
Des vins de copains, de f&ecirc;te, de terroir et de caract&egrave;re pour go&ucirc;ter la nature et son savoir-faire.

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