• Guiberteau
  • Saumur Blanc Brézé

    At a Glance

    • Size: 1.07 ha (2.64 ac)
    • Variety: Chenin Blanc
    • Vine Age: Planted in 1933 and 1952
    • Terroir: From two plots in Brézé, sandy-clay soils over soft limestone bedrocks.
    • Viticulture: Organic (AB, 2007), 5,500 vines/ha.
    • Vinification: Sorted in the vineyards, pressed with whole clusters, ambient yeast fermentation, blocked malolactic conversion, aged for 15-18 months on the lees in demi-muids and/or barrels (new and 1-2 years old), blended and aged for an additional few months in steel tanks, filtered.