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Les vendanges 2012
Incontestablement, 2012 restera dans les mémoires des vignerons ligériens comme l'un des millésimes les plus difficiles de ces 30 dernières années... Gel d'hiver, faible sortie de grappes, lutte sans merci contre le mildiou et l'oïdium, grêle (sur...
Ma correspondance avec Chris kissack (www.thewinedoctor.com)
22-02-2012

Dear Chris Some news : The final blends to Lisagathe and Fevettes 2010 are done now, we've pumped them from the foudres and they'll be waiting in vats for some months now before bottling. We've received a new foudre last week, the 4th and we've filled it with 2011 Tuffe, to start.So Lisagathe and...
My correspondence with Chris Kissacks (www.thewinedoctor.com)
06-01-2012

Dear Chris, All the 2011 reds are finished now, and the whites have finished their sugar, so they're really dry, that's what I wanted. And, 2011 white is really stunning, may be the next cuvée "foudre" will be my best white ever...reds are already very drinkable, with soft tanins. My...
Ma Correspondance avec Chris Kissack (www.thewinedoctor.com)
16-11-2011

Bonjour Chris, 2011 is really a strange vintage : malolactic fermention is already finished in the reds! In an average year, it occurs at the end of december, and sometimes (2005) we have to wait for the next summer... Now, we can have a real idea of what the wines will be  : lots of fruit,...
Ma correspondance avec Chris Kissack (Winedoctor)
07-10-2011

Hello Chris, Ouf...2011 Harvest is over now. Here in Saumur, it's really a great vintage, because the cabernet franc have once again resisted to rain and botrytis and reach the maturity only when the wether turned to the sun, and then we haven't had  any single drop of rain during the last...
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Philippe VATAN - Château du Hureau - 49400 Dampierre-sur-Loire - France - Tél : (33) 2.41.67.60.40 - Fax : (33) 2.41.50.43.35 - Mail :
  • Our red wines from Cabernet franc cepage : Saumur Champigny Les Fevettes - Saumur Champigny Tuffe - Saumur Champigny Fours à Chaux - Saumur Champigny Lisagathe
  • Our white wine from Chenin cepage: Coteaux de Saumur - Saumur blanc
  • Our sparkling pink wine : Saumur brut rosé Rosanna
  • Our "DLF" wines: Saumur Champigny Lisagathe 2000

Lodged in the middle of the Loire Valley, the Château du Hureau winery estate offer to you its wines : Saumur Champigny, Saumur Brut, Saumur Blanc and Coteaux de Saumur, each one recognised as some of the best of their appellations. On this website, you can follow the life of the domaine, find out everything you want about the Château du Hureau wines and contact Philippe Vatan. The four different cuvees in Saumur Champigny and the Saumur Brut Rosé come from the cabernet franc grape, and the Saumur Blanc and the Coteaux de Saumur from the chenin. The alliance between cabernet franc, the limestone underground named « tuffeau » and the microclimate of Saumur brings the Saumur Champigny appellation to the first place among the redwines from the Loire, welknown for their freshness and elegance. For more than one thousand years, the Saumur area is a top place for the chenin, and its dry and sweet white wines enjoy a worldwide reputation.