Sylvain Martinez

2022 · Sparkling · Rose · 11.5%

Pineau d'Aunis Gamay Grolleau Noir Grolleau Gris

Rosabul is Sylvain Martinez's rosé in the four-grape Loire format: Pineau d'Aunis (the historic peppery grape) with Gamay, Grolleau Noir and Grolleau Gris. Martinez has farmed three organic hectares in Le Thoureil (Anjou) since 2006, after working with Marc Angeli, Xavier Caillard and Olivier Cousin; the cellar sits in the basement of the Abbey of Saint-Maur. Cellar protocol holds: native yeasts, no additives, no added sulphur. The 2022 release is 11.5% alcohol; a pale, peppery, saline rosé that runs counter to the conventional sweet-leaning Loire pink register. Useful for trade accounts wanting a serious natural-wine rosé built around Pineau d'Aunis rather than the standard Cabernet d'Anjou template.

Co-fermentation of four Loire varieties (Pineau d'Aunis, Gamay, Grolleau Noir, Grolleau Gris). Native-yeast fermentation. No additives, no added sulphur. Vinified in the basement of the Abbey of Saint-Maur.

2024 · Still · White · 11%

Chenin Blanc Grolleau Gris

Sylvain Martinez has farmed three hectares in Le Thoureil (Anjou, Loire) since 2006, after working with Marc Angeli, Xavier Caillard and Olivier Cousin. The cellar sits in the basement of the Abbey of Saint-Maur, a site planted to Chenin Blanc since 845 AD. Bianc'O is a Chenin-led white blended with Grolleau Gris, both grapes drawn from organic-farmed plots on the alluvial and Turonian-limestone soils that define Anjou Blanc (oyster fossils still surface in the fields, and an old lime kiln once worked the marl extracted from the area). 11% alcohol; native-yeast fermentation, no additives, no added sulphur. The Grolleau Gris addition lifts the wine away from textbook dry-Chenin territory toward a saltier, more textural register.

Native-yeast fermentation. No additives, no added sulphur. Vinified in the basement of the Abbey of Saint-Maur (Le Thoureil, Anjou).

2022 · Still · White · 13%

100% Chenin Blanc

Goutte d'O is the 100% Chenin Blanc bottling at Sylvain Martinez's three-hectare estate in Le Thoureil (Anjou, Loire), drawn from organic-farmed old-vine plots on the alluvial and Turonian-limestone soils that define Anjou Blanc. Martinez has farmed here since 2006, after stints with Marc Angeli, Xavier Caillard and Olivier Cousin; the cellar sits in the basement of the Abbey of Saint-Maur, where Chenin has been planted since 845 AD. Native-yeast fermentation, no additives, no added sulphur. The 2022 vintage carries 13% alcohol; a warmer, riper Chenin than the lighter 2024 cuvées in the range, with the limestone signature pulling salinity through what could otherwise be a richer profile. A serious natural-wine Chenin for accounts that want Anjou authenticity at the higher end of the cellar's range.

Hand-harvested Chenin Blanc from organic-farmed old-vine plots. Native-yeast fermentation. No additives, no added sulphur. Vinified in the basement of the Abbey of Saint-Maur.

2023 · Still · Red · 11.5%

Pineau d'Aunis Grolleau Noir Grolleau Gris

Renard 2023 is the second vintage of Sylvain Martinez's three-grape Loire red, built around the historic central-Loire Pineau d'Aunis (the peppery local grape) with Grolleau Noir and Grolleau Gris. Martinez has worked his three organic hectares in Le Thoureil (Anjou) since 2006, vinifying in the basement of the Abbey of Saint-Maur, where Chenin Blanc has been planted since 845 AD. Cellar protocol stays the same year over year: native yeasts, no additives, no added sulphur. The 2023 release sits at 11.5% alcohol, holding the cuvée's signature register: peppery lift, light tannin, a saline finish drawn from the alluvial-and-limestone Anjou substrate. A natural-wine Loire red for accounts wanting Pineau d'Aunis without the regional-rarity price premium.

Co-fermentation of Pineau d'Aunis, Grolleau Noir and Grolleau Gris. Native-yeast fermentation. No additives, no added sulphur. Vinified in the basement of the Abbey of Saint-Maur.

2022 · Still · Red · 11.5%

Pineau d'Aunis Grolleau Noir Grolleau Gris

Renard is Sylvain Martinez's three-grape Loire red, built around Pineau d'Aunis (the historic, peppery red grape of the central Loire) with Grolleau Noir and Grolleau Gris filling out the texture. Martinez has farmed three organic hectares in Le Thoureil (Anjou) since 2006, vinifying in the basement of the Abbey of Saint-Maur. The cellar protocol is uncompromising: native yeasts, no additives, no added sulphur. The 2022 vintage carries 11.5% alcohol; expect peppery lift, light tannin, a savoury saline finish on the alluvial-and-limestone substrate. Pineau d'Aunis worked this way reads more like a serious natural-wine Loire red than a regional rarity. A useful by-the-glass for trade accounts wanting a non-Cabernet-Franc Loire red with proper provenance.

Co-fermentation of Pineau d'Aunis, Grolleau Noir and Grolleau Gris. Native-yeast fermentation. No additives, no added sulphur. Vinified in the basement of the Abbey of Saint-Maur.