100% Pineau d'Aunis. From gobelet-trained Pineau d'Aunis vines from 14 parcels across 3.7 hectares and ranging in age from 10 to 60 years old. They are planted on flinty clay soils over tuffeau (soft limestone) and have low yields at around 25 hl/ha. The farming is certified-biodynamic and the...

100% Cabernet Franc. Like the more renowned Les Picasses, Les Peuilles is a lieu-dit close to the village of Beaumont-En-Véron, but it is to the south of town, closer to the Vienne river. It is a plateau rather than a hillside and features soils of clay and flint rather than limestone. The fruit is...

100% Cabernet Franc. The fruit comes from very young vines in sandy, flat parcels near the winery not far from the the Vienne River. The farming is certified-organic and the harvest is manual. The berries are destemmed but not crushed and fermented with native yeasts in tank with a maceration of...

100% Cabernet Franc. The Grézeaux vines are the Baudry’s oldest, having been planted by Bernard B. in 1975. They lie on a flat, sandy site near the Vienne River in Cravant, very near the winery and the Les Granges vineyard. The key difference between the two sites is the presence of more clay and...

100% Cabernet Franc. Croix Boissée is in Cravant, near the winery, on a south-exposed slope overlooking the Vienne River. The Baudry parcels total 3.1 hectares of low-yielding vines, ranging from 15 to 40 years old, on clay soils rich in white tuffeau (soft limestone) and iron. The farming is...

100% Cabernet Franc. "La Grande Vignolle" is a single 6-hectare vineyard on a limestone plateau above a cliff along the Loire a few miles from the winery at the northern limit of the Saumur-Champigny appellation. The vines average 40 years old and the farming is certified-biodynamic (as of 2021)....

50% Pinot Noir/50% Gamay. Named Rouillon or "rusty" for the reddish tint of its clay-limestone soils, this 1.9-hectare estate vineyard is made up of two parcels, one of Pinot Noir planted in 1991 and one of Gamay planted in 1996.  The Puzelats farm it organically and harvest it by hand. As is...

90% Côt/10% Gamay. La Guerrerie is an estate parcel named in reference to its history as a battlefield in the Hundred Years' War. It is a flat, clay-rich site co-planted with Côt, aka Malbec, and Gamay in the 1980's. The Puzelats farm it organically and harvest it by hand. Typical of Tue-Boeuf reds...

Short-maceration, very light red from 70% Pineau d/Aunis/25% Cab Franc/5% whites.  Pineau d: up to 60 years. Cab Franc: up to 130 years old! Co-fermented & macerated for a few hours. Vinified & aged in tank, bottled unfiltered.

100% Cabernet Franc, grown in clay and gravel soil. Vines average 30 years-old. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts. No fining or filtration.

"Les Menais" comes from the town of Varrains and the soil is composed of sand on limestone. The vines are thirty years old on average. Aged for six months in concrete tanks. The "Menais" has a quite elegant side to it, with pure strawberry and raspberry notes, a mineral back bone and a peppery...

"Le Bourg" was planted in 1966 and is in the town of Varrains. Aged for ten months in concrete tanks. With all of Duveau's wines, he is following biodynamic agriculture to achieve balance between the vine and it's environment. "Le Bourg" is mineral and concentrated, combining cherry aromas, spicy...

Duveau makes two reds from the famous "Poyeux" vineyard in Chacé. Contrary to what you would expect, the "Bas Poyeux" has little top soil and is composed of sandy limestone on top of rocky green chalk. The vines were planted in 1960. It's aged in a mix of cement and barrels. On the palate, it...