Marie Carroget manages an 8-hectare wine estate since 2021 ( after her father Jacques, wine maker of natural, organic and biodynamic wine in Ancenis since 1997)  using biodynamic and organic farming practices, cultivating grape varieties including Melon de Bourgogne, Gamay, Grolleau (noir and gris), and Chenin. She produces lively, natural wines with no added sulfur.

Ouessant sheep for weed control, Marans hens to enrich the soil, and green manure sown between the rows—at La Paonnerie, pastoralism and agroforestry are integral to vineyard management, with every living element playing a role in the vineyard’s overall balance. It is an approach built over time, season after season.

For the past seven years, an experiment involving no copper or sulfur has been underway with the Gamay and Melon de Bourgogne grape varieties, in collaboration with the Coordination for Organic Agriculture. This initiative is driven by the conviction that vines can learn to defend themselves.