The story began in about 1945, after twenty years of existence of the Muscadet Sèvre et Maine appellation. Pierre and Julien Landron, father and uncle respectively of Joseph (Jo) Landron, bought land in need of clearing, then planted vines on it to create the three-hectare family holding. Since 1990, after taking the reins from his father, Jo has expanded the family holdings from 26 to 50 hectares of vineyards. Landron family vineyards are located on the upper slopes of the Sèvre River near Nantes.

The appellation of Muscadet Sèvre et Maine has a temperate, maritime climate with precipitation throughout the year. Thanks to air currents constantly flowing through the Sèvre Valley, especially near the trees surrounding Landron’s vineyards, ventilation is high and disease pressure is minimal. Low yields of no more than 42 hl/ha encourage the vine to produce flavorful fruit.

Since 1982, each plot has been fermented separately. Gentle pressing of whole bunches, wild yeast fermentations lasting two to three weeks, cold stabilization without additives, and aging on the fine lees without malolactic fermentation are all vital factors in achieving fresh and focused wines with mineral intensity and finesse. The Landron wines are bottled by gravity, unfined and unfiltered. Jo also makes one Natural Wine, called Melonix, which is vinified without SO2 (tiny dose added at bottling), placing him among the earliest standard bearers in France’s natural wine movement.