{"title":"Domaine du Mortier","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe story of Domaine du Mortier really only begins in 1990, with the arrival of the Boisard family in La Gardière, a small hamlet sitting well up the slope above the town of St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil. The Boisard acquired a small farmhouse, with just a few rows of vines, and capacious cellars. They had no interest in wine, having sought out the house as an attractive rural retreat, but it was clear that the domaine had an unappreciated viticultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy the time the Boisard family acquired the property there were hardly any vines here; this was not a problem for Joël Boisard, the father, as he was never looking to make wine. Nevertheless there was a tiny parcel of Cabernet Franc, less than 1 hectare planted in 1963, attached to the property. And while Joël and his wife were not interested, the same can not be said of their two sons. Cyril and Fabien Boisard, mere teenagers at the time, were intrigued by the vineyard, and seeing this the old vigneron who had until that time had looked after the vines began showing them how to prune, how to pick, and how to vinify the crop. In these few gestures, the seeds of the modern-day Domaine du Mortier were sown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToday the estate sits upon 15 hectares of immaculately cared for organic and biodynamic vineyards. From the onset the project was intended to be as natural as possible. The goal is to eventually convert all of the vines to biodynamic practices as the brothers believe this is the way to get the purest expression of Cabernet Franc. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir first wine was well received and soon they became fixtures in Parisian natural wine bars which is where we first encountered them. With a bit over a decade of experience the wines have become stunning. Some of this has to do with honing their craft. But equally important is their passion for developing the life of the soil and plant crops within their vineyard to enhance the diversity of the soil which invariably affects the flavor of the wines.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/sf.flatiron-wines.com\/collections\/domaine-du-mortier.oembed","provider":"Flatiron SF","version":"1.0","type":"link"}