Cognac

- Organic winegrowing aims at maintaining healthy soils, supporting biodiversity and generally speaking protecting the environment by excluding the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and guaranteeing a GMO free production.

- To support local biodiversity, we have engaged in a program of hay planting to serve as shelters for wildlife – endemic tree varieties such as dogwood, hazel tree, medlar tree, Hornbeam and others have already been planted over half a kilometer along our vineyards in 2019 and the plan is to carry on expanding these tree hays over time. 

- 300 square meters of solar panels have been laid on the roofs of our premises, producing up to 35,000 Kwh a year – which amounts to the yearly consumption of gas and electricity for 2.3 average European households. 

- The distillery recycles distillation residues and using a closed cooling water for the condensation of alcohol vapors. These processes guarantee a minimum use of fresh source water but also avoids pollutions of local rivers and water tables with distillation waste.

- Normandin-Mercier has embarked on an ambitious agroforestry project, which combines newly-planted vineyards for the production of Pineau des Charentes, plantings of local and fruit tress, and beekeeping in the land surrounding the Château de La Péraudière. “We will be working under the Demeter label, which validates the regeneration of ecosystems by treating it with plant matter, for example, and following the phases of the Moon,” said Edouard Normandin as the project kicked off in 2024.

- Normandin Mercier VSOP Organic is a USDA-certified Organic Cognac. From the very beginning, from vine to bottle, not a single artificial product has been used in its production. No yeast or sulfur is added to the wines, no chemicals, fertilizers or pesticides are utilized during production, and the final bottling has absolutely no additives.

- At the Domaine Jean Fillioux, we are respectful of the environment, our entire vineyard has been conducted by sustainable agriculture. To do this, the vines are naturally grassed and worked every other row by plowing.

- Since 2013, Christophe Fillioux and his wife Virginie (Engineer in oenology) joined the network of observers of the cognac vineyard health bulletin coordinated by the Chamber of Agriculture. The vineyard is monitored regularly during the treatment period in order to be as minimalist as possible in terms of interventions.

- Finally, many natural hedges, plant cover, walnut trees, truffle oaks, fruit trees are preserved or planted to ensure significant biodiversity, an attitude that is close to our hearts. Indeed, we regularly observe dozens of animal species: birds, rabbits, squirrels … each year, among others, swallows and bats come back to seek refuge in the domain, yet another proof that life is good at the Domain!