North of the Loire, the Sarthe stretch of the Loir valley hides two insiders' appellations: Jasnières, a single sweep of chenin slope facing the Loir, and the Coteaux du Loir, land of pineau d'Aunis. A wine estate for sale in the Sarthe speaks to lovers of age-worthy chenin — Jasnières long graced royal tables.
The vineyard is tiny — under a hundred hectares — and the market to match: a few sales a year, family estates, and a new generation that restored the appellation's name among Paris wine shops.
The Jasnières slope, facing due south for four kilometres between Lhomme and Ruillé-sur-Loir, lines up tuffeau and flint under chenin: rock-cut cellars, narrow plots, a famed microclimate. The Coteaux du Loir surround this core with their peppery pineau d'Aunis reds — a grape back in fashion.
Properties often mix vines, troglodyte cellars and village houses: characterful ensembles at the values of a confidential vineyard.
The DVF registry of notarised sales makes it possible to follow vine prices in the Sarthe over recent seasons:
Year | Sales | Average price (€/ha) | Median price (€/ha) |
2021 | 1 | 16,840 | 16,840 |
2022 | 2 | 28,500 | 28,500 |
2024 | 3 | 30,044 | 27,907 |
Source: French DVF land registry, vine sales.
From one full year to the next (2021 → 2024), the median price rose (+66%). Caution though: only 6 sales over the period, so a single deal can move the statistic.
Find every benchmark, vineyard by vineyard, on our page about vineyard prices in France.
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