Château Tour Grise was founded when Philippe Gourdon decided to break with his brother at the family domaine, Beauregard, in 1990. Originally created with 20 hectares, that number has since dwindled to 8 as Philippe and partner Françoise have chosen to rent out more than a half of their original surface in order to devote more attention to the most interesting parcels. La Tour Grise is a 15th century mansion, typical of the Loire valley style. 15 ha of Cabernet Franc and 5 ha of Chenin, Biodynamic method since 1998. Grassing between the rows, mowed only once a year before the crops to favour as much as possible the bio diversity in the vines. Hoe under each row, run the vines gently from the pruning up to the harvest. Early disbudding and no trimming to bring the grapes to a nice maturity. Soft vinification, no yeast, no chaptalization, few sulphites.