Since 1991, Vincent Gaudry has been handcrafting essential, soulful wines with a profound connectedness to the land and to the collective lineage of vignerons past. At just 16, he joined his father in running the estate established by his grandfather in the tiny hamlet of Chambre, near Sury-en-Vaux, Sancerre. Today, Gaudry’s wines are among the most authentic, artisanal, and limited of the region.
A true minimalist whose guiding principle is “Trust in Nature,” Vincent began converting to organic farming in 1995, obtaining certification in 2002. He developed a deep appreciation for the balance that a biodynamic philosophy brings to his 11ha of vineyards, becoming the first producer in Sancerre with a Demeter certification in 2004. The vineyards, the forests, and their animal inhabitants work in harmony, and that harmony is felt in the wine.
Located 200m away from the winery, near the village of Sury-en-Vaux (“the valley that smiles”), is Les Vignes Blanches, a single lieu-dit with a massale selection of 50-year-old sauvignon blanc clones planted on Kimmeridgian clay terres blanches soil. Having once been a garden home to sheep, the soil is rich in organic matter and nutrients, and sits a mere foot in depth above limestone bedrock, allowing Vincent to plow the vineyard by horse. Pour Vous (literally, “for you”) is born here.
The wine’s remarkable nature is due to Vincent’s strict quality testing: after hand-harvesting and aging for one year in 60-hectoliter used French foudres, Vincent tastes the wine. If his conditions for making Pour Vous are not met, Vincent blends that vintage into his primary cuvée Tournebride. But if they are, Pour Vous spends another year on its fine lees before being directly bottled by hand, without fining or filtration, using the traditional copper spout method mis à la chèvre. The result is a textural, intense, long, savory, profound, and deeply satisfying singular cuvée that stands to age beautifully when properly cellared.
Region
Loire Valley
Appellation
Sancerre
Commune
Sury-en-Vaux
Lieu-dit
Les Vignes Blanches (southern exposure)
Grapes
100% Sauvignon Blanc (planted from old massale selection)
Vine Age
50+ years old
Soil
Kimmeridgian clay with terres blanches bedrock
Fermentation
Spontaneously fermented with natural yeasts in a single 60hL used French oak foudre
Aging
24 months on the fine lees in the same foudre without bâtonnage before being bottled according to the lunar calendar
MLF
Spontaneous
Farming
Certified organic (Ecocert), Certified Biodynamic (Demeter)
Fining/Filtration
None
Vegan
Yes
ABV
12.5%
Pack Size
6x750mL