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Château DE VILLENEUVE LE GRAND CLOS 2019

Appellation : SAUMUR CHAMPIGNY

Millésime : 2019

Color : Red

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Château DE VILLENEUVE LES CORMIERS 2021

Appellation : SAUMUR

Millésime : 2021

Color : Blanc sec

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Château de Villeneuve, located in Souzay-Champigny in the Loire Valley, spans 25 hectares of vines in the Saumur and Saumur-Champigny appellations. Led by Cécile and Caroline Chevallier, the estate produces organic wines from Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc on the limestone tufa soils that have made the reputation of this exceptional Saumur terroir.

L'histoire du domaine

The history of Château de Villeneuve is rooted in the long viticultural memory of the Saumur region, as the property has been producing wine since the 16th century. The estate then belonged to the de Villeneuve family, local squires to the Dukes of Luynes. In 1577, the Bel Air house was intended for the eldest son, who was killed during the American War of Independence at the Battle of Yorktown under Lafayette's command. Jean-Marie Berthelot de Villeneuve, the younger son, gave the estate its definitive name. In 1867, the property passed to the de Foucault and de Bossoreil families who modified the château. Bombed by the Allies on 13 June 1940, the château survived the trials of World War II before being acquired in 1969 by Robert Chevallier, a winegrower in Dampierre-sur-Loire for four generations. Entirely restored, the estate then took on its present appearance. In 1982, his son Jean-Pierre Chevallier, a graduate of the Bordeaux Institute of Oenology, took over and embarked the vineyard on a quest for excellence that would make the estate shine far beyond the Loire. In 2016, a new winery was created in the château's original cellars, marking a new foundational chapter. Today, the tenth generation of winegrowers carries on the family legacy.

Le terroir

Perched on the plateau overlooking the Loire River, Château de Villeneuve offers a breathtaking view of the wild river, in one of the finest viticultural sites of the Saumur region. The estate's 25 hectares are divided into 20 hectares of Cabernet Franc and 5 hectares of Chenin Blanc, planted on limestone bedrock — the noble tufa stone from which the 18th-century château and surrounding Loire dwellings were built. The predominantly limestone soils, covered with clay and flint, give the wines the finesse, elegance and chalky minerality characteristic of the appellation. Converted to organic farming and now practising biodynamics, the vineyard is managed with methodical attention: grass cover between rows to encourage deep rooting and water balance, drastic yield limitation through short pruning and removal of counter-buds, manual harvesting and green harvesting when necessary. In the cellars dug into the tufa, at a constant temperature of 12°C, the wines are aged in 400 to 500-litre barrels — the local tonnes — as well as in concrete and conical wooden vats, following a carefully considered balance to preserve the expression of fruit and terroir.

Les vins

The Château de Villeneuve range celebrates with authenticity the two great grape varieties of Saumur. In white, Saumur Blanc Château de Villeneuve reveals the mineral rectitude of Chenin, vinified on fine lees without malolactic fermentation, aged six to seven months in barrels (30%) and concrete vats (70%). The Les Cormiers cuvée, from a six-hectare parcel on limestone covered with flint clay, ferments and ages for ten months in 400-litre barrels: a great Saumur terroir that delivers, after two or three years, notes of white flowers, exotic fruits, honey and quince, carried by exceptional chalky tension. In red, the Saumur-Champigny cuvée offers an ample, fruity palate (cherry, blackcurrant, raspberry, coffee), aged three months in wooden vats to preserve the fruit. The Vieilles Vignes cuvée, a blend from three parcels of Cabernet Franc aged 65 to 85 years, vinified in conical vats then aged fourteen months in four-wine barrels, displays power and refinement, velvety tannins and saline persistence — considerable ageing potential. Finally, Le Grand Clos, the enclosed vineyard surrounding the château, is bottled separately only in vintages of fine maturity, after 18 to 24 months ageing in barrels and concrete vats. The house style favours finesse, freshness and terroir personality, in a masterful balance between fruit and structure.

Le vigneron

Since 2024, Cécile and Caroline Chevallier represent the tenth generation of winegrowers at the head of Château de Villeneuve. Daughters of Jean-Pierre Chevallier — a Bordeaux-trained oenologist who elevated the estate to the status of an essential reference in Saumur — they now carry on the family legacy with the same rigour and passion. Their father, a pioneering figure in vineyard management and winemaking, profoundly shaped the modern history of the estate, embarking in 1982 on a quest for precision and authenticity that brought the wines recognition far beyond the Loire Valley. Cécile and Caroline fully embrace this lineage, continuing the biodynamic conversion of the vineyard and ensuring the preservation of the vine's natural balance while further refining the quality of winemaking. The estate has belonged to the Chevallier family since 1969, winegrowers in Dampierre-sur-Loire for five generations — a deep-rooted connection that nourishes every bottle and makes Château de Villeneuve one of the most exciting and consistent properties in the Loire Valley.

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