Producer wine
Domaine Le Facteur

COUNTRY :
France

REGION :
Vallée de la Loire

PRODUCTION :

Fabien Brutout

Le Facteur is the brainchild of Fabien Brutout, working in collaboration with Mathieu Cosme. Fabien began working with Mathieu full-time in 2008, following two years of apprenticeship with Sebastien Brunet in Vouvray. In 2013, after drinking and talking with friends, Fabien had the idea of creating a range of wines that would be complementary to what Mathieu was producing. The goal was to create “vins de copains,” or “wines for friends”–light, refreshing wines with a focus on drinkability, the kind of wine for which one glass leads to another, and another…

Initially, the Le Facteur cuvées were blended wines from a variety of parcels owned by Mathieu. In 2018, Fabien was able to settle in Noizay, acquiring 4ha of vineyards in Vouvray and Touraine. At the same time, he worked with his brother, a farmer who had reclaimed the family property, to plant another two hectares of vines north of Indre-et-Loire. This land had been planted with vines before phylloxera, but had been left abandoned for a hundred years, allowing biodiversity to thrive. On the calcareous bedrock, they planted mostly Chenin Blanc, along with Sauvignon Bkanc, Chardonnay, Pineau d’Aunis, and Gamay.

Fabien has “carte blanche” when it comes to vinification. Healthy grapes are fermented with indigenous yeast and without additives besides a small dose of sulfur. His wines never exceed 50mg/L SO2. Fabien’s philosophy is to guide the wines “without artifice,” to show the best of the terroir.

 

CUVÉES
Wine

“Su’L’Vélo”

Region: Loire
Grape: Chenin Blanc
Vineyard Size: 2 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 90 years
Farming: organic, biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: fermentation in neutral oak
Aging: in barriques
Fining: none
Filtration: yes
Added S02: 25 mg/L

Wine

“La Bulle Du Facteur” Rosé

Region: Loire
Grape: Gamay
Vineyard Size: 2 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 90 years
Farming: organic, biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging: in barriques
Fining: none
Filtration: yes
Added S02: 25 mg/L

Wine

Vouvray Extra Brut

Region: Loire
Grape: Chenin Blanc
Vineyard Size: 2 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 90 years
Farming: organic, biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: fermentation in neutral oak
Aging: in barriques
Fining: none
Filtration: yes
Added S02: 25 mg/L

Wine

“Les Champs Rougets”

Region: Loire
Grape: Chenin Blanc
Vineyard Size: 2 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 90 years
Farming: organic, biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: spontaneous fermentation in barrels with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 12 months in barrels
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none

Wine

“La Bulle du Facteur”

Region: Loire
Grape: Chenin Blanc
Vineyard Size: 2 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 90 years
Farming: organic, biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: spontaneous fermentation in barriques with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 12 months in barriques
Fining: none
Filtration: yes
Added S02: 25 mg/L