Owner
Eric Louis
Winemaker
Eric Louis
Appellation
Loire Valley
Distribution Area
Delaware, National, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
Varieties
Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc
Vineyard
Vineyards are planted on the south east side of the Sancerre hill, primarily in Thauveney, with some in Ménétréol sous Sancerre and Vinon. Soil composed of 1/2 chalky-clay and 1/2 flinty (silex) soils. Organic approach in the vineyard, no herbicide, grass-growing, hoeing, ploughing, disbudding, and green harvesting.
Farming
Sustainable
About Domaine de la Pauline
Eric Louis has been rooted in the southeast of the Sancerre appellation for 4 generations. His family Estate was founded in 1860 by his great-grandmother Pauline who gave her name to the Estate “Les Celliers de la Pauline” (Pauline’s Cellars) and whose name is born on the family wine labels today.
Eric’s grandparents, Julien and Louise, cared for the vineyard after Pauline. Their son Leon and his wife, Eric’s parents Ginette and Leon, expanded the family tradition by specializing in winegrowing in the 1980s. They raised the reputation of the appellation and inspired their son to pursue winemaking. Eric took over the winery in 1995 with 6 hectares (14 acres) of vines spread over Sancerre slopes overlooking the Loire in Thauvenay, Ménétréol sous Sancerre and Vinon, villages renowned for their predominantly flint soils. Today, the vineyard covers 35 hectares of Sancerre appellation and 1.5 hectare of Quincy appellation.
Eric Louis practices organic farming and is pursuing a HVE Organic Certification for 2023. Eric limits yields, schedules pruning, ploughing and picking according to lunar cycles (Maria Thun calendar). White, red and rosé Sancerres are vinified in the domaine’s two cellars in the heart of the village.
2 Commerce Dr. Suite 3 Moorestown, NJ 08057
Office 800.245.0184
Fax 856.985.5848
