After training as an engineer and beginning his career at Airbus, Nicolas chose to return to his roots and pursue a long-held dream: to live among the vines, listen to them, and craft a wine that respects and expresses all their qualities. In 2018, he purchased a former 19th-century winery and the adjoining Clos vineyards in the Layon Valley. The estate is a 10-hectare walled vineyard that was once part of the Raimbaudières estate. It is one of the region's first gravity-flow wineries, built in 1895. The three-story winery is very large but required extensive renovations. It had not been used for winemaking for over twenty years. However, it is not deserted: the winery shelters colonies of lesser and greater horseshoe bats, as well as a greater mouse-eared bat—all invaluable allies in the fight against vine pests! The land has been farmed organically since 2016. Its flora and fauna already bear witness to a preserved biodiversity. Natural ground cover, shallow tilling, and agroforestry: everything is done to maintain and enhance soil fertility and the quality of the vineyard environment in order to produce the best grapes. The estate is planted with regional grape varieties: Chenin Blanc, Grolleau, and Cabernet Franc. Winemaking is carried out as simply as possible to preserve the purity of the juice; nothing is added and nothing is removed. No technological processes are used, no filtration is employed, and Nicolas makes maximum use of gravity to remain true to the spirit of the place.