Although we often talk about the crucial role played by the viticulture of monks, more than a thousand years ago, for a first effective zonation of Burgundy, we forget to reflect on the fact that their “specialization” helped to develop viticulture in all the areas in which they stayed, also because of the fact that the Holy Mass needs both bread and wine to be celebrated. The case of La Coulée de Serrant in the Loire, for example, is not very different since it is a vineyard created by Cistercian monks in 1130, and remained so until today, to which is merged an old and small monastery. [Read more…] about Clos de la Coulée De Serrant 2011, Vignobles de la Coulée De Serrant
