My name is Valentin, i grew up in a small town near Chinon where my parents owned a car garage. They encouraged me to study, and i choose engeneering. After working for a few years in an office, i finally realized that it was not for me !
Thanks to our passion and love for life and wine, we decided with Marie, In 2016, to move in a new direction.
We had the desire of building a new project, more authentic and lively, that would be both profesionnal and familial.
With our 1 year old son, we moved, and i went back to school ; A Bts in Viticulture and Oenologie located in Mâcon. The same year, Yvon and Jules Métra trained me during my internships, and are still teaching me new stuff today 😉
Then i worked in different wine regions where i had the chance to learn from other winemakers such as : Tanguy Perrault, Philippe Chigard, Bernard Baudry…
During this learning period, Marie accepted all our new destinations, relocations, and she followed me in this crazy adventure. I could’nt be more happy and i’m very gratefull for her incredible support !
For over 18 months we searched for an estate with terroirs suitable for top-of-the-line artisanal wines. We visited countless vineyards in Touraine, Anjou, Muscadet, …
11 ha in Beaumont en Véron (AOC Chinon). Old vines (30 to 60 years old) planted on hillsides with 6 different terroirs. 70% of massal selections and a beautiful cellar in the tuffeau.
24 friends and relatives invested 170,000 euros and allowed us to proceed to the next stage of the adventure. Thanks again to all of you!!
Immediate conversion to environmentally conscious organic viticulture. Staking of 12,000 young plants to protect them. Straightening of old vines. Instalaltion with my brother who will decided to leave and chose an other direction in October 2022. I decided to keep the name of our winery unchanged in order to remember our past, and because my brother has contributed to the creation of this project. Today, Frères with a big ``F`` is for all those who support and defend the winery.
After a year of hard work in the vineyard, the team of 2 becomes 15. We watched the result of 1 year’s work unfold. Picnic meals, good bottles, what fun!
The first bottle is corked; the first cork pops; it stirs your guts! Now, YOU tell us what you think!
In every way, we strive for a healthy environment:
We bottle our wine by parcel, each cuvée bearing the name of its unique terroir: Le Pérou, Les Moulins de Beau Puy, Les Picasses, …
Our first vintage is in the cellar. The 1st bottling took place in December 2020.
Red: 100% Cabernet Franc, White: 100% Chenin.
Le Pérou is an astonishingly delightful and drinkable wine with discreet and elegant tannins. Imagine a basket of fruit, going from citrus flavors to red berries, to finish with a hint of the heat of its sandy microclimate. A light, vibrant wine. The magnum format is perfect for showing-off its strengths.
The fine acidity of this terroir gives it depth and freshness. Les Pucelles offers great drinkability now but will certainly find its peak after a few years of cellaring. This is the same terroir as Les Moulins de Beau Puys. For those who are passionate about terroir, a comparative tasting of the 2 cuvées is very interesting.
C’est un terroir d’une grande finesse, les fruits délicats laissent souvent place à des flaveurs de gentiane, millepertuis … Un vin au profil aérien où finesse et complexité aromatique se mêlent pour notre plus grand plaisir.
