As my winemaking adventure in Bordeaux was coming to an end, I thought it fitting for my last experience to start back at the beginning with a trip to a pépiniériste.
Mercier Groupe Pépiniériste
Mercier Groupe, founded in 1880, is a grape vine nursery headquartered in Vix, France. Utilizing 100+ different vinifera varieties/clones and 15+ varieties of rootstock, Mercier produces over 1,000 unique combinations of plants suitable for diverse terroir. Guillaume Mercier, CEO of Mercier Groupe, was kind enough to give me a tour of their nursery operations, R&D facility and even share a taste of the Loire Valley wines that they produce. The photo album below depicts the process from harvest to shipment of the young vines.
