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TERROIR<\/h1>\n

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The “terroir” is the combination of the soil, climate, and the work of man.<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s the fruit of the geological history that can be told in millions of years, of the constantly evolving climatic history, and of each winemaker that has been shaping it, generation after generation. It\u2019s the terroir that defines the potential of our primary resource, the grape<\/strong>, so that we can turn it into complex, light, or powerful wines.<\/p>\n

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SOIL AND SUBSOIL<\/span><\/h2>\n

Our land is located on the Parnay plateau<\/strong>, at the heart of the Saumur-Champigny AOC–its protected designation of origin. The clay and silty soil are relatively shallow, allowing the roots to quickly meet the chalky subsoil that brings the magic to the region, the tuffeau stone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tuffeau<\/strong> is a limestone rock<\/strong> built up 90 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous era when the ocean still covered most of the Paris and Aquitaine regions. It\u2019s the agglomeration of sands, shells, and other marine sediments compacted by powerful geological forces that generated this stone; and it\u2019s also why we often find ancient shell fossils, reaching up to 50cm in length.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Our caves have been dug in the tuffeau<\/strong>, which absorbs the water from the river Loire and gives its humidity and freshness to the wines stocked in our tunnels.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • The Castle was built with the tuffeau stone<\/strong> that captures light so well. Easy to carve, tuffeau allows for refined architecture that has been in fashion since the beginning of the Renaissance. <\/span><\/li>\n
  • Below the surface, the roots of our vines wind around the peebles<\/strong>, sneak in the rifts, and soak up the nutrients and minerals contained in the soil. This is what brings complexity to our wines–minerality of course, but also this much appreciated long finish.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Many wineries\u2019 best cuv\u00e9es come from limestone rock soils. <\/span>At Targ\u00e9, all of our wines are on tuffeau<\/b>. However, the wines will be different depending on the nature of the superficial soil, silty or clayey; and of its depth, which can go from 25cm to 1m before reaching the source stone. <\/span><\/p>\n

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    CLIMATE<\/span><\/h2>\n

    The name Champigny comes from Latin Campus Ignis, which means \u201cfire field\u201d.<\/strong> Indeed, the usual climate in the region is semi-oceanic, i.e. quite mild and of constant temperature, and the hills protecting the area from the big clouds coming from the ocean create a mesoclimate that\u2019s warmer and drier than the wider Loire Valley.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Between Saumur, Bourgueil, and Chinon, we receive less than 60cm of rain per year, whereas the national average is 90cm. This allows our AOCs to produce intense wines in spite of our northern location–we are the northernmost producers of Great Wines in the world!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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    SUSTAINABILITY<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Our winery supports sustainability through its engagement in O<\/strong>rganic Farming<\/strong>, and much beyond by planting hedgerows on the Parnay plateau. Indeed, while landscapes of endless vine rows are stunning, we mustn\u2019t forget the bees that need flowers to gather nectar from in the spring and at the beginning of the autumn, the lacewings, the bats, the tits, the earthworms, and all the microscopic life that preserve our terroir\u2019s natural quality and fertility. That\u2019s the reason why, since 2004, each time we plant vines we allow space for biodiversity reservoirs<\/strong> by reintroducing endemic vegetal species from the region and by protecting the insects and animals that help the vines. This has allowed us to become independent from insecticides, to guarantee the durability of our vines, and to get back to our ancestors\u2019 agricultural common sense.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    TERROIRThe “terroir” is the combination of the soil, climate, and the work of man. It\u2019s the fruit of the geological history that can be told in millions of years, of the constantly evolving climatic history, and of each winemaker that has been shaping it, generation after generation. It\u2019s the terroir that defines the potential of our primary resource, the grape, so that we can turn it into complex, light, or powerful wines.SOIL AND SUBSOIL Our land is located on the Parnay plateau, at the heart of the Saumur-Champigny AOC–its protected designation of origin. The clay and silty soil are relatively shallow, allowing the roots to quickly meet the chalky subsoil that brings the magic to the region, the tuffeau stone. Tuffeau is a limestone rock built up 90 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous era when the ocean still covered most of the Paris and Aquitaine regions. It\u2019s the agglomeration of sands, shells, and other marine sediments compacted by powerful geological forces that generated this stone; and it\u2019s also why we often find ancient shell fossils, reaching up to 50cm in length. Our caves have been dug in the tuffeau, which absorbs the water from the river Loire and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"[et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" module_class=\"lgrfd\" _builder_version=\"4.5.0\" background_image=\"https:\/\/chateaudetarge.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/b-_0018_saumur-vin-champigny.jpg\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.4.8\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.4.7\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Terroir\" _builder_version=\"4.7.6\"]

    TERROIR<\/h1>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=\"intro\" _builder_version=\"4.7.6\"]

    Le terroir est la rencontre du sol, du climat, et du travail humain.<\/h2>\r\n

    Il est la r\u00e9sultante de l'histoire g\u00e9ologique qui se raconte en millions d'ann\u00e9es, de l'histoire climatique qui \u00e9volue tous les si\u00e8cles, et de chaque vigneron qui l'a model\u00e9, g\u00e9n\u00e9ration apr\u00e8s g\u00e9n\u00e9ration. C'est le terroir qui va d\u00e9finir le potentiel de notre mati\u00e8re premi\u00e8re, le raisin<\/strong>, pour que nous puissions faire des vins complexes, l\u00e9gers ou puissants, et tout en finesse.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" admin_label=\"Section\" module_class=\"climatsection\" _builder_version=\"4.6.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" background_image=\"https:\/\/chateaudetarge.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/chateau-vin-saumur20200620_targe-115.jpg\"][et_pb_row column_structure=\"1_2,1_2\" admin_label=\"Ligne\" module_class=\"climatligne\" _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" background_enable_image=\"off\" animation_style=\"fade\" animation_duration=\"0ms\" animation_delay=\"1550ms\" animation_starting_opacity=\"100%\"][et_pb_column type=\"1_2\" _builder_version=\"4.7.4\"][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_2\" module_class=\"bloc-blanc\" _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" animation_style=\"fade\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"SOL ET SOUS-SOL\" _builder_version=\"4.7.4\"]

    SOL ET SOUS-SOL<\/h2>\r\n

    Nos parcelles sont regroup\u00e9es au c\u0153ur de l'AOC Saumur-Champigny sur le plateau de Parnay<\/strong>. Les sols argileux ou limoneux y sont peu profonds et les racines rencontrent rapidement le sous-sol calcaire qui fait la magie de la r\u00e9gion : le tuffeau.<\/p>\r\n

    Le tuffeau\u00a0<\/strong>ou la tuffe<\/strong> est une roche calcaire form\u00e9e pendant le Cr\u00e9tac\u00e9, au Turonien Sup\u00e9rieur il y a 90 millions d'ann\u00e9es, lorsque l'oc\u00e9an recouvrait encore la majeure partie des bassins Parisien et Aquitain. C'est l'agglom\u00e9ration des sables, coquillages et autres s\u00e9diments marins compact\u00e9s par des forces g\u00e9ologiques extr\u00eamement puissantes qui ont cr\u00e9\u00e9 cette roche, et c'est pourquoi nous y trouvons fr\u00e9quemment des fossiles de coquillages anciens longs parfois de 50 centim\u00e8tres.<\/p>\r\n

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    • Nos caves ont \u00e9t\u00e9 creus\u00e9es dans cette roche<\/strong>, qui boit l'eau de la Loire et transmet son humidit\u00e9 et sa fra\u00eecheur aux vins stock\u00e9es dans ses tunnels.<\/li>\r\n
    • Le Ch\u00e2teau a \u00e9t\u00e9 construit avec cette pierre<\/strong> qui attrape si bien la lumi\u00e8re et qui, facile \u00e0 sculpter, permet l'architecture raffin\u00e9e en vogue depuis le d\u00e9but de la Renaissance.<\/li>\r\n
    • Enfin, les racines de nos vignes s'entourent autour de chaque caillou<\/strong>, se faufilent dans chaque faille, et se gorgent des nutriments et des min\u00e9raux emprisonn\u00e9s \u00e0 l'int\u00e9rieur. C'est ce qui apporte de la complexit\u00e9 aux vins, de la min\u00e9ralit\u00e9 bien s\u00fbr, et surtout cette longueur en bouche tant appr\u00e9ci\u00e9e.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n

      Beaucoup de domaines ont leurs meilleures cuv\u00e9es sur la roche calcaire. \u00c0 Targ\u00e9, toutes les parcelles sont sur tuffeau<\/strong>. Les vins seront cependant diff\u00e9rents en fonction de la nature du sol superficiel, limoneux ou argileux, de sa profondeur allant de 25 centim\u00e8tres \u00e0 1 m\u00e8tre avant d'atteindre la roche-m\u00e8re.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" module_class=\"climatsection\" _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" background_image=\"https:\/\/chateaudetarge.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/20200620_targe-215-scaled.jpg\"][et_pb_row column_structure=\"3_5,2_5\" module_class=\"climatligne\" _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" background_enable_image=\"off\"][et_pb_column type=\"3_5\" module_class=\"bloc-blanc\" _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" animation_style=\"slide\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"CLIMAT\" _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" hover_transition_duration=\"0ms\" scroll_fade=\"0|60|60|100|0|100|100\"]

      CLIMAT<\/h2>\r\n

      Le nom de Champigny vient du latin Campus Ignis, signifie \u00ab champ de feu \u00bb<\/strong> : en effet le climat g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de la r\u00e9gion est semi-oc\u00e9anique, donc assez doux et de temp\u00e9rature constante, et des collines prot\u00e9geant le Saumurois des gros nuages de l\u2019oc\u00e9an cr\u00e9ent un m\u00e9so-climat plus chaud et plus sec que le reste du Val de Loire.
      Entre Saumur, Bourgueil et Chinon nous recevons moins de 600 mm de pr\u00e9cipitations annuelles, la moyenne nationale \u00e9tant de 900 mm. Cela permet \u00e0 nos appellations de faire des vins concentr\u00e9s malgr\u00e9 notre position septentrionale : nous sommes les producteurs de grands vins rouges les plus au Nord de l\u2019atlas !<\/strong><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"2_5\" _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\"][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" module_class=\"climatsection\" _builder_version=\"4.6.0\" background_image=\"https:\/\/chateaudetarge.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/20200620_targe-212-scaled.jpg\"][et_pb_row column_structure=\"1_2,1_2\" module_id=\"durable\" module_class=\"climatligne \" _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" background_enable_image=\"off\"][et_pb_column type=\"1_2\" _builder_version=\"4.7.4\"][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_2\" module_class=\"bloc-blanc\" _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" animation_style=\"fade\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"D\u00c9VELOPPEMENT DURABLE\" _builder_version=\"4.7.4\"]

      D\u00c9VELOPPEMENT DURABLE<\/h2>\r\n

      Le domaine s'inscrit dans le d\u00e9veloppement durable en respectant les principes de l'Agriculture Biologique<\/strong>, et en allant beaucoup plus loin avec l'implantation de haies bocag\u00e8res sur le plateau de Parnay. En effet, les paysages de vignes \u00e0 perte de vue sont splendides, mais il ne faut pas oublier les abeilles qui ont besoin de fleurs \u00e0 butiner du printemps au d\u00e9but de l'automne, les chrysopes, les chauves-souris, les m\u00e9sanges, les lombrics, et toute la vie microscopique qui maintient la qualit\u00e9 et la fertilit\u00e9 naturelle de nos terroirs. C'est pourquoi, depuis 2004, nous laissons une place \u00e0 chaque plantation de vignes pour des zones r\u00e9servoir de biodiversit\u00e9<\/strong> en r\u00e9cup\u00e9rant des esp\u00e8ces v\u00e9g\u00e9tales end\u00e9miques de la r\u00e9gion et prot\u00e9geant les insectes et animaux auxiliaires de la vigne. Cela nous a permis de ne plus \u00eatre d\u00e9pendant d'insecticides, d'assurer la p\u00e9rennit\u00e9 de nos vignes et de nos sols, et de retrouver le bon sens agricole de nos anc\u00eatres.<\/p>\r\n

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