Domaine André Dezat et Fils

André Dezat founded the family domaine in 1956 in the village of Maimbray, part of the commune of Sury-en-Vaux on the western slope of the Sancerre appellation. The estate's first decades were modest, built on the family's existing parcels and expanded steadily through the 1960s and 1970s. The decision to invest in Pouilly-Fumé alongside Sancerre came later, giving the estate parcels on both sides of the Loire and the unusual position of working both appellations seriously. The Sancerre cellar in Maimbray remained the operational base, and the estate built its reputation through the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s as one of the consistent classical producers of the western slope.

• Founded in 1956 by André Dezat in Maimbray (commune of Sury-en-Vaux) on Sancerre's western slope
• First decades modest, built on family parcels and expanded through the 1960s and 1970s
• Investment in Pouilly-Fumé came later, giving the estate parcels on both sides of the Loire
• Sancerre cellar in Maimbray remained the operational base; reputation built across the 1970s through 1990s

André's sons Louis and Simon Dezat run the estate today as the second generation, with the domaine operating as Domaine André Dezat et Fils to signal the continuity. The brothers handle viticulture, cellar work, and the commercial side together, with Louis traditionally more focused on the vineyard side and Simon on the cellar and commercial work. The handover from André was gradual, in keeping with the pattern of most Sancerre family estates, and the brothers have kept the estate's traditional Sancerre approach while modernizing where necessary: temperature-controlled stainless steel for the village whites, used wood for the upper cuvées and reds, and longer lees on the parcellary line.

• Run today by André's sons Louis and Simon Dezat as the second generation
• Operates as Domaine André Dezat et Fils to signal continuity from the founder
• Louis focused on vineyard side; Simon on cellar and commercial work
• Traditional approach kept while modernizing: temperature-controlled stainless for village whites, used wood for upper cuvées and reds

The estate today covers approximately thirty-eight hectares, split between the Sancerre appellation and Pouilly-Fumé on the right bank of the Loire. The Sancerre holdings span the western slope around Maimbray, Verdigny, and Sury-en-Vaux, with parcels on both caillottes (Oxfordian limestone) and terres blanches (Kimmeridgian marl). The Pouilly-Fumé parcels are on the right bank around Saint-Andelain and concentrate on the flint-rich soils that give the appellation its gunflint character. The combination of holdings on both sides of the Loire is unusual and gives the estate the parcellary breadth to bottle both appellations seriously from the same cellar.

• Approximately thirty-eight hectares total, split between Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé
• Sancerre holdings around Maimbray, Verdigny, and Sury-en-Vaux on caillottes and terres blanches
• Pouilly-Fumé parcels around Saint-Andelain on the right bank, on flint-rich soils
• Holdings on both sides of the Loire give the estate the parcellary breadth to bottle both appellations seriously

The portfolio is anchored by the village Sancerre Blanc and Rouge, plus the Pouilly-Fumé from the right-bank parcels, all drawn from the broader soil mix and vinified in stainless steel for clean, mineral early drinking. Les Caillottes is the single-vineyard Sancerre Blanc showpiece, from eastern-facing limestone parcels raised with longer lees and a portion of barrel. A Réserve cuvée bridges the village wine and the parcellary on the white side. Pinot Noir reds include the village Sancerre Rouge and an old-vine or single-vineyard red raised in used wood for longer than the typical Sancerre rouge. The Pouilly-Fumé side mirrors the Sancerre structure, with a village wine and an upper parcellary cuvée from the flint-rich parcels.

• Village Sancerre Blanc and Rouge plus Pouilly-Fumé form the workhorse base of the line
• Les Caillottes is the single-vineyard Sancerre Blanc showpiece, from eastern-facing limestone with longer lees and partial barrel
• Réserve cuvée bridges the village and parcellary tiers on the white side
• Pouilly-Fumé side mirrors the Sancerre structure with a village wine and upper parcellary cuvée from flint-rich parcels

André Dezat occupies a clear position in modern Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé. The estate is one of the consistent classical producers of the Sancerre western slope, alongside Paul Prieur, Domaine du Carrou, and Lucien Crochet, and its position bridging both Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé through estate-owned parcels gives it the unusual ability to bottle both appellations seriously from the same cellar. Distinct from the natural-cult sphere of the Cotats in Chavignol or the modern parcellary work of Pinard and François Crochet in Bué, the estate represents the traditionalist mainstream of the Centre-Loire and is a useful reference for buyers and students who want a clean read of the western slope and right-bank Pouilly side in a single producer.

• Traditionalist reference for the Centre-Loire, alongside Paul Prieur, Domaine du Carrou, and Lucien Crochet
• Unusual ability to bottle both Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé seriously from the same cellar through estate-owned parcels on both sides of the Loire
• Distinct from the natural-cult sphere of the Cotats and the modern parcellary work of Pinard and François Crochet
• Useful single-producer reference for the Centre-Loire's western slope and right-bank Pouilly together