Vignobles Berthier
The appellations of Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé, Menetou-Salon and the Coteaux du Giennois are closely approximated to one another, and naturally there is a degree of cross-fertilisation. Many vignerons located in one appellation own vines in another. For some the appeal is the addition of a good-value entry-level wine, perhaps from Menetou-Salon or the Coteaux du Giennois, to a portfolio otherwise dominated by more pricy Sancerre or Pouilly-Fumé. Alternatively, for those working in the Pouilly-Fumé appellation, which is exclusively white, Menetou-Salon, Sancerre and the Coteaux du Giennois offer the possibility of adding a red or rosé wine to their range.
Even the region’s most famous names are prone to exploring neighbouring appellations. Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau, based up on the butte of St-Andélain in the Pouilly-Fumé appellation, has continued working with the vines on Les Monts Damnés, in Chavignol, that his father Didier acquired. Domaine Tinel-Blondelet, Domaine Masson-Blondelet and various others do something similar. Another to add to this list of names working across several appellations is Vignobles Berthier.
