Region: France - Loire Valley - Savennieres
Grapes: 100% Chenin Blanc
Alcohol: 14%
Notes on the Producer
Damien Laureau was born in Versailles to a family of cereal farmers. However, his older brother was destined to take charge of the family farm, so Damien decided to move to Angers and work for his uncle, Jean-Louis Laureau, who owns pear orchards in Frémur and a vineyard in Ste-Gemme-sur-Loire. Together they created a small domaine in the mid-1990s making simple Anjou Rouge and Blanc. It was from here that Damien’s interest in wine began. He believes it was fate that bought him to Anjou.
In 1999, Laureau had the opportunity to rent a 5.5ha parcel in the Moulin de Beaupréau from Madame De Vaulchier, after the previous occupant went bankrupt. He added to his holdings in Savennières in 2007 renting a quarter hectare in La Roche aux Moines and a further 1.3 hectares in Chambourcier, a parcel on the plateau of Epiré bought from the Soulez family.
