Domaine Oudart
The history of Domaine Oudart is rather recent and represents an essentially family affair. Gerard Oudart and his wife Marie-France purchased a vineyard in 1992 in the territory of Monthou-sur-Cher, in that area of the Loire Valley that derives its name from the historic city of the region, Touraine. The eldest of the three sons, Nicolas, took over the winery in 2008, immediately dedicating great attention to the then 9 hectares of vines and the work in the cellar. In 2014, he was joined by his younger brother Philippe, who returned to the family lands after a period of experiences at sea: the property expanded, but always with a strictly artisanal character and under the motto of "act only when necessary".
hectares total, all located along the left bank of the Cher, the tributary of the Loire that for its last stretch runs almost parallel to the great river, identifying a sort of peninsula where some important denominations fit in, and marks the border between the two departments of Loir-et-Cher and Indre-et-Loire. The property is exposed to the east, on the slope that overlooks the river and reaches a maximum altitude of 100 meters above sea level and enjoys a temperate climate, with rather high summer temperatures considering the northern latitude of the territory. The soil is characterized by a clay-siliceous matrix with a good presence of gypsum, the same that it shares with the Paris basin and that further on extends to Champagne.
Nicolas and Philippe Oudart follow a regime of careful environmental sustainability and have started the conversion to organic since 2019, after deciding to associate with Vigneron Independant, certification of their commitment to personally oversee the entire production chain. The activities in the vineyard are carried out partly manually and partly mechanized:
The history of Domaine Oudart is rather recent and represents an essentially family affair. Gerard Oudart and his wife Marie-France purchased a vineyard in 1992 in the territory of Monthou-sur-Cher, in that area of the Loire Valley that derives its name from the historic city of the region, Touraine. The eldest of the three sons, Nicolas, took over the winery in 2008, immediately dedicating great attention to the then 9 hectares of vines and the work in the cellar. In 2014, he was joined by his younger brother Philippe, who returned to the family lands after a period of experiences at sea: the property expanded, but always with a strictly artisanal character and under the motto of "act only when necessary".
hectares total, all located along the left bank of the Cher, the tributary of the Loire that for its last stretch runs almost parallel to the great river, identifying a sort of peninsula where some important denominations fit in, and marks the border between the two departments of Loir-et-Cher and Indre-et-Loire. The property is exposed to the east, on the slope that overlooks the river and reaches a maximum altitude of 100 meters above sea level and enjoys a temperate climate, with rather high summer temperatures considering the northern latitude of the territory. The soil is characterized by a clay-siliceous matrix with a good presence of gypsum, the same that it shares with the Paris basin and that further on extends to Champagne.
Nicolas and Philippe Oudart follow a regime of careful environmental sustainability and have started the conversion to organic since 2019, after deciding to associate with Vigneron Independant, certification of their commitment to personally oversee the entire production chain. The activities in the vineyard are carried out partly manually and partly mechanized:
