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Centre-Loire

Centre-Loire anchors the Loire map with a focused Sauvignon Blanc story, spread across three closely related appellations on the river's eastern reaches.

Place
Centre-Loire · Loire · France
Wine context
Sauvignon Blanc, with some Pinot Noir
Producers
33
Editorial basis
World of Wine subregion guide
Atlas locationCentre-Loire · Loire47.33° N · 2.84° E
Grape focus
Sauvignon Blanc, with some Pinot Noir
Places named here
Sancerre · Chavignol · Bué · Saint-Andelain · Pouilly-sur-Loire · Tracy-sur-Loire
Appellations
Sancerre · Pouilly-Fumé · Menetou-Salon · Quincy · Reuilly · Coteaux du Giennois · Châteaumeillant

Elsewhere in Loire

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  1. Anjou-Saumur38 producersAnjou-Saumur covers 23 producers across eleven appellations: Saumur-Champigny, Saumur, Saumur-Puy-Notre-Dame, Savennières, Savennières-Roche-aux-Moines, Savennières-Coulée-de-Serrant, Anjou, Coteaux du Layon, Quarts de Chaume, Bonnezeaux, and Chaume.
  2. Pays Nantais12 producersPays Nantais anchors the Loire at its Atlantic edge, producing Muscadet from the vineyard zone around Nantes. Six producers from Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine are included.
  3. Touraine43 producersTouraine covers ten appellations: Chinon, Bourgueil, and Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil for Cabernet Franc; Vouvray and Montlouis-sur-Loire for Chenin Blanc; Cheverny and Cour-Cheverny for blended whites and Romorantin; Jasnières for northern Chenin Blanc; and generic Touraine plus Touraine-Chenonceaux.

Producer profiles

Producers in Centre-Loire

  • Château de TracyChâteau de Tracy makes Pouilly-Fumé in Tracy-sur-Loire, pairing a six-century family wine history with limestone, flint and Loire-side vineyards.
  • Domaine Claude RiffaultSury-en-Vaux Sancerre domaine farming Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, with named cuvées and numbered Monoparcelle wines.
  • Domaine de ReuillyDomaine de Reuilly comes from Loire, France. The Loire runs from Atlantic Muscadet to inland Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc country.
  • Domaine des Clos GodeauxA five-village Chinon estate led by Philippe Brocourt, with Cabernet Franc at the centre and Les Maupas shaped by natural fermentation and fine lees ageing.
  • Domaine des LauriersFamily-owned Loire domaine making a dry Touraine white from vines aged 50 years or older.
  • Domaine du MargalleauTouraine family domaine making Chenin Blanc Vouvray from dry Sec to sweet Moelleux, plus sparkling Brut.
  • Domaine du NozayNorthern Sancerre domaine using biodynamic farming, plot by plot harvests, separate fermentation and indigenous yeasts.
  • Domaine La Croix St-LaurentBué domaine making Sauvignon Blanc Sancerre and Pinot Noir rosé from calcareous marl and flint, with hand harvesting.
  • Domaine LaporteSaint Satur domaine with flint based vineyards, organic farming, and named Sancerre and Pouilly Fumé wines.
  • Domaine Tinel-BlondeletFamily Loire domaine with Pouilly-Fumé, Pouilly-sur-Loire and Sancerre holdings, including 100% Sauvignon Blanc Arrêt-Buffatte.
  • Domaine VacheronDomaine Vacheron makes Sancerre from Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, with named parcel whites, rosé, and red wines.
  • EARL DOMAINE DE LA GARENNEDomaine de la Garenne makes white Sancerre, including single vineyard Les Bouffants and multi terroir Alliance Blanc.
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  • Eric LouisFourth-generation Central Loire estate founded by Pauline, working mainly with Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir across Sancerre and neighbouring appellations.
  • Famille JolyFamille Joly makes Chenin Blanc in Savennières, including the seven hectare Coulée de Serrant controlled appellation.
  • Fournier Père & FilsA Verdigny domaine making Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé and Menetou-Salon wines from Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir.
  • Gitton Père et FilsFamily domaine in Ménetreol-sous-Sancerre, founded in 1945 from less than one hectare and now covering 33 hectares across Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé and Coteaux du Giennois. Separate parcel vinification keeps the contrast between silex, limestone, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir visible in the wines.
  • Henri BourgeoisHenri Bourgeois is a Chavignol estate crafting organic Sancerre wines from Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir across distinctive local soils.
  • Les Frères CouillaudLoire domaine making schist rooted Muscadet and sur lie aged Chardonnay across named properties.
  • Pascal JolivetSancerre-based Loire producer focused on Sauvignon Blanc across Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé and Touraine.
  • Saget La PerrièreNine generations from Pouilly-sur-Loire, Saget La Perrière follows Sauvignon Blanc from crisp Vin de France to textured Pouilly-Fumé and Sancerre.
  • Scev Julien Et Clement Raimbault – Domaine Du Pre SemeleFourth-generation Sancerre estate in Maimbray, where the Raimbault brothers farm Sauvignon and Pinot Noir on clay-limestone slopes.
  • Vignoble BrisbarreA family estate in Vouvray, making traditional-method sparkling wine alongside dry, off-dry and sweet Loire bottles.
  • Vignobles FBVVignobles FBV brings Loire wines to France and international markets through a network of one hundred regional winemakers.

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placeReturn to LoireSee how Centre-Loire fits within the wider Loire region.mapSee Centre-Loire in the AtlasKeep its neighbouring areas and producers in view.producerMeet Château de TracyChâteau de Tracy is one of the producers placed in Centre-Loire.