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Our natural wines

Some of our 8 Touraine grape varieties have become very rare today.

We take the greatest care of them.

Our harvests are manual, our vinification gentle and natural,

on endogenous flora and without filtration.

Variations in pure grape varieties or blending games, our wines are created according to the character of the vintage and their grapes.

Entremêlés, vielles vignes

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Orbois (Menu Pineau), Chenin - cépages rares, vignes préphylloxériques

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Witness to our heritage and the know-how of our elders.

Orbois, the local grape variety of yersteryear, and Chenin, coplanted in provignage, with vines dating from before 1890.

An exceptional cuvée for laying down..
Délicate white fruit (pear) on agitation, with increasingly present mineral aromas.

A sober attack opening to honey and apricot aromas, very long on the palate. 

To be paired with entrées, dessert, with any delicate dish.

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Sauvignon blanc     

Sauvignon blanc, Fié Gris (Sauvignon rose)

A Sauvignon Blanc enhanced by a touch of Fié Gris.

Freshness, fruit and sincerity, without exuberance because the simple expression of its grape. 

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Both fruity and floral, all coated with a structure of beautiful presence.

To be paired with aperitif, with seafood, fish, and of course with good cheeses.

Orbin, our orange wine

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Orbois (Menu Pineau), Chenin - cépages rares, vignes préphylloxériques

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Skin maceration, an ancestral winemaking method, for our old Orbois and Chenin vines : a logical and respectul return to history.

A radiant orange color, 

a very fresh, subtle nose with notes of wild strawberries, 

Plums and exotic fruits on the palate, supported by light tannins, 

Aromas of mango and touches of spices.

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To be paired with aperitif, white meats, fine cheeses and chocolate.

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Rosa Lysa
Presse de Gamay

​Roses and lilies
Direct-pressed Gamay.

A soft, inviting nose with great finesse.
A beautifully structured palate featuring simple aromas and great freshness.

 

Enjoy now as an aperitif, with summer meals, and with any exotic cuisine.

Glasting
Pineau d'Aunis, Cabernet franc, Orbois, Chenin

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Bold, generous and seductive in color and mouthfeel.

Bleeding of Pineau d'Aunis blended with our Cabernet Franc

and a touch of our very old Orbois and Chenin vines.
Intense bouquet of spices and red fruits in a very beautiful combination.
A vintage with valiant aromas that shakes up our habits and

reveals the freshness of its fruits on a full and fleshy palate.

 

Drink now as an aperitif, with summer meals and any exotic cuisine.

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Gamay
a black Gamay with charisma                  

 

Supple and structured, because made from low yields,

A deep color, an elegant and fruity mouth.
Raspberry.

A real presence while enjoying

To be paired with any pleasant meal.

Côt (Malbec)

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A few rows of old, pre-Phylloxera vines where the horse pulled the cart continue to nourish our wine with fond memories.

Dark color with violet highlights. Delicate nose of violet and morello cherry. Full-bodied palate with floral and rose aromas.

A style full of harmony and finesse.


Drink now with cheese, red meat and game.

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Drôline
un zest de toupet en pur Pineau d'Aunis

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Pur Pineau d'Aunis with gentle extraction, 

Fruity and spicy nose, typical of this rare Cher Valley grape variety.

White pepper.

Supple, evocative of ripe cherries, silky with delicate tannins.

 

to be paired with all cosy meal.

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L'Icône rouge         

Pineau d'Aunis, Cabernet franc, Gamay

Built on the beautiful wedding of 3 grape varieties, Pineau d'Aunis, Cabernet Franc and Gamay, combining their richness and shattering the freshness of their fruits on selected and mature structures.

Sustained red color, fruity and complex nose. 

A great amplitude in the mouth on a wide aromatic palette.

To be paired with cheese, meat and game.

TINTA' Glia, the dragon's cuvée 
Pineau d'Aunis, Cabernet franc   
 

Thanks to an extremely rare maturity, Pineau d'Aunis et Cabernet Franc vinified with a long time maceration in order to express their very essence.

The nose has the delicacy of the grapes, the mouth is a concentration of fruits, based on a solid structure and a surprising intensity.

To be paired with meat, game or cheese.

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DOMAINE DE LA MECHINIÈRE

Valerie FORGUES EI

22, route de Saint-Aignan

41 110 MAREUIL SUR CHER

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+33 (0)2 54 75 15 80

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contact@domaine-mechiniere.com

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