Just above the village of Menétru le Vignoble lies the Source de la Brenne, a natural spring that provides drinking water to the surrounding area. The water emerges cold and mineral from the Jurassic cliffs, offering relief in summer to the hills below Château Chalon. It is here, in Menétru le Vignoble, that Dimitri Vetois and Marion Valverde have established their domaine, La Grange 476.

Dimitri, originally from the Berry, grew up in a winemaking family. Marion was raised in the Auvergne and later moved to the Berry to train as a nurse, where the two met. Their story began there, though Dimitri’s path toward wine had started years earlier. In 2009, he traveled to New Zealand to work at the biodynamic Rippon Vineyard, an experience that shaped his understanding of farming. He later completed a BTS viticole in Beaune, followed by cellar work in Sancerre, Burgundy, and Limoux.

In 2015, they began making small amounts of wine together. Four years later, they set off by car to meet winemakers whose work might inspire them, hoping to find both direction and a place to settle. Their meeting with Marc Angeli proved decisive, reinforcing a desire to make wines of clarity and purity that continues to guide them today. After a long search, they found their home in the AOC of Château Chalon, a region best known for its long aged, hay colored Savagnin wines.