Tucked away in the Loire Valley, these two parcels offer the perfect conditions for grapes of a unique richness and depth. Here, each cluster is carefully tended and every berry holds out the promise of extraordinary wines, like magical revelations of their terroir.
The Saumur-Champigny vineyard
Langlois cultivates its 11 hectares in Saumur-Champigny with immense care. Its name, now synonymous with the Loire for connoisseurs of the region, reflects its unique character: ‘Champigny’ comes from the Latin ‘campus ignis’, meaning ‘field of fire’.
To bring out the unique character of its Cabernet Franc vines, planted across 9.5 hectares, the Maison leaves nothing to chance, from plant cover control and mechanical work under vines and every other row to disbudding, leaf thinning, cluster thinning where required and hand-harvesting on some parcels, resulting in yields between 35 and 55 hectolitres per hectare.
Each Langlois terroir reveals a unique aspect of Saumur-Champigny, thanks to the remarkable diversity of its soils. These include the glauconitic and micaceous sandy clays of Les Beaugrands, the glauconitic and micaceous sandy-loam chalk of Le Bourg, and the calcareous sands and marls of Les Poyeux.
Les Poyeux : pearl of the Langlois vineyard
Tucked away at the heart of Saumur-Champigny, Les Poyeux is a unique and exceptional Cabernet Franc parcel.
Its 63 ares of vines, rooted in a gentle 4% slope and facing due south, are bathed in sunshine, resulting in dense, fleshy fine wines. The Middle Turonian chalky sands and marls of the parcel lend an incomparable elegance and lightness to the exquisite Poyeux grapes.
Saint-Vincent: a remarkable terroir
With a deliciously fleshy mouthfeel, fabulous density, and striking aromatic concentration, the Cabernet Franc grapes grown on a 1.35-hectare parcel at Saint-Vincent in Saumur-Champigny draw their powerful character from the chalky subsoil.
The chalky soil acts as a natural reservoir for these vines, especially during the dry summer months.
