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Romain Guiberteau owns some of the best land in Brézé, and makes dry chenins of punk rock violence, yet of Bach-like logic and profoundness. He is creating quite a stir. —Becky Wasserman
- Winemaker: Romain Guiberteau
- Farming: Organic
- Variety: Chenin Blanc
- Terroir: 1.8ha on average. Planted and replaced from 1935 to 2008. Located in the communes of Montreuil-Bellay, Brézé, and Bizay, clay and limestone soil
- Vinification: Grapes are harvested by hand and carefully sorted in the vineyard. Whole-cluster pressing, indigenous yeast fermentation.
- Aging: Aged on fine lees in stainless steel tank.
The domaine is 9.4 hectares (under plantation, there is 12 hectares total), 7 of which are located in the great terroir of Brézé. A little more than half of the surface is planted to Chenin with the remainder planted to Cabernet Franc. Age of vines varies between 4 and 80 years old, with a hefty proportion of old vines. In 2000, Romain converted the vineyards to organic management and in 2003 he began the process towards the AB organic certification, obtaining it in 2007.
In only a few years, Domaine Guiberteau has become one of the most sought after domaines in Saumur, their wines already stringently allocated and found in the best restaurants in France.
2020 was an impeccable year for Guiberteau for their red and white wines. Today we are offering their intense Chenin Blanc from Saumur. The wine has an insane amount of minerality with the freshness of crisp citrus, and a wonderful flavor of mushy Anjou pear. Its laser sharpness makes for a beautiful drinking wine right now, but Guiberteau wines are known to be age-worthy. If you can resist try and hold out a few months to let the wine settle down a bit.