Michael Vattan estate is in Maimbray, a hamlet of Sury-en-Vaux, situated 7 km northwest of Sancerre and 200 km south of Paris. This 3 generational family operation started in 1930 with 2 hectares of vines, crops, and livestock, and has progressively grown to 10 hectares of vineyards today.Owned by the Vattan family, the estate was founded by Roger and Andrée, his wife, then transferred to their son, Michel. In 2008, Pascal Joulin, who had been working here since 2002, and his wife, Nathalie, took over the estate from Michel.Today, the estate consists of 7.8 hectares of Sauvignon Blanc and 1.3 hectares of Pinot Noir divided between 2 principal types of terroir, caillottes and terres blanches, which benefit from southern and north-western exposure respectively and are typical of Maimbray’s hillsides.Limited yields, growing crop cover between the rows of vines in all the estate’s vineyards, not using insecticides, and cautious spraying in vineyards are all factors that ensure the quality of our wines while respecting the environmental typicity of our terroir.The national and international press now recognizes our different wines, which encourages us to keep doing better in the vineyards and the cellar year after year.Each year is a new challenge.