Soon great wines in Île-de-France? “Rome was not built in a day”, temper the specialists

Can Ile-de-France wines compete with the best productions in France? Among specialists, the question divides. Silver medalist in the competition for the best wine merchant in France in 2020, wine cellar sommelier Julien Lepage, who is also in charge of training La Vignery staff, is convinced of the potential of wines from the Paris region. “The region’s clay-limestone soils are very promising,” he points out. They are the ones who will give their typicality to the wines. If we take the example of a Chardonnay produced in Île-de-France, this terroir will mean that it will not be similar to a Chardonnay from Chablis. »