• Guiberteau
  • Saumur Rouge Les Arboises

    At a Glance

    • Size: 1.00 ha (2.47 ac)
    • Variety: Cabernet Franc
    • Vine Age: Planted in 1957
    • Terroir: Monopole on the hill of Brézé, south-facing, rocky, sandy-silt soil over a chalky limestone bedrock.
    • Viticulture: Organic (AB, 2007)
    • Vinification: Sorted in the vineyard, 100% de-stemmed, 2-4-week ambient yeast fermentation in concrete tanks, aged for 18 months in barrels (80% new, 20% 1-3-years-old), blended and aged for an additional few months in steel tanks, bottled and aged for a further few months before release, filtered.