About us
A house, its garden, its kitchen
A vine grower’s farm in pale tuffeau stone, at the end of a lane through the vines north of Chinon. We reopened it in 2016: Camille runs the room, Étienne the kitchen.
Fenaison? The meadow we mow in June.
The house is named after the meadow beside it. It’s mown at the start of summer, and the smell of hay drifts in through the dining-room windows.
The old press house is now the dining room, the stable is the barn where long tables are laid, and the cellar dug into the limestone keeps our bottles. We serve what the garden and Chinon’s winemakers give us.
The dining room
An oak table, carved chairs, French windows onto the garden. The flowers come in from outside: tulips in spring, peonies in May, sunflowers in summer. So do the mint on the tarts and the sage on the pappardelle.
The kitchen
Étienne and a small team, a big range, pots on the go from early morning. The chickens come from a farm in the valley, the pike-perch from the Loire, the mushrooms from the limestone caves.
Étienne’s rule
What’s ripe, cooked simply, served hot on a hot plate.
The story of the house
- 1887
The farm
A family of winemakers builds the house, its wine press and a cellar cut into the limestone.
- 2016
The door reopens
Camille and Étienne take on the house; the press house becomes the dining room.
- 2018
The orchard
Peach trees, pear trees and a fig against the wall: the fruit for the tarts grows in the garden.
- Tonight
The dining room
The lamps come on, the Chinon is open, your table is laid.
Book
We look forward to welcoming you
A table, a long table, a roast chicken for two: it’s all arranged by phone during service, or by e-mail at any hour.
Book by phone02 61 91 24 07Lunch 12:00 – 13:30 Wednesday to Saturday · Lunch 12:00 – 14:00 Sunday · Dinner 19:30 – 21:00 Wednesday and Thursday · Dinner 19:30 – 21:30 Friday and Saturday
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