Domaine des Vieilles Pierres

Talented grower Jean-Jacques Litaud is a dedicated man with a small holding of well-placed old vines overlooked by the towering rock of Vergisson, in the southern part of the Maconnais. He describes his Domaine as being “Le maximum traditionel”, the emphasis being on hard vineyard work, little intervention in the cellars and an elevage of at least 10 months in a mixture of vat and old and new wood barriques. This extended ageing avoids the need for the life-sapping necessity of heavy filtration and is instrumental in helping Jean-Jacques produce hand-made wines of such striking personality and presence.