The estate is located 12 km south of Saumur, in the village of Saint-Just-sur-Dive and has produced wines under Saumur appellation since 1996.
The foundation of the Domaine Guiberteau was established by Clément Manguin, the great grandfather of current owner, Romain Guiberteau, in the early 1900s. The estate was passed to Clément's son-in-law, Robert Guiberteau, who was a skillful winemaker and co-founder of Saumur. He showed a great commi...
The vineyard covers 17 hectares, in the communes of Bizay, Brézé, Chacé, Montreuil Bellay and Saint-Just-sur-Dive.
Only two varieties are cultivated: Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc.
The vines are from 5 to over 80 years old.
The vineyard has been conducted in Organic Farming since 2003: the soils are worked under the rows and naturally grassed. All synthetic products are prohibited: only sulfur, copper, essential oils and plant decoc...
Romain Guiberteau gathers its grapes much earlier than in the region in general, in order to maintain a lively freshness and acidity in its wines. Romain focuses more on the optimal ripeness of the grape skins than on the ripeness of the seeds.
In winemaking, the minimum amount of sulfur is used before bottling. There is no addition of yeasts, enzymes, stabilizers.
Chenin Blanc is always pressed in whole bunches, no batonnage, no malola...
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