Guiberteau Les Moulins 2025

Grape: Chenin Blanc

Region: Saumur, France

Farming: Organic

Founded at the beginning of the 20th century by Clément Manguin, Romain’s great grandfather, the domaine was then passed on to Clément’s son in law, Robert Guiberteau, a talented winemaker and one of the founding members of the cave cooperative of Saumur. In 1954, recognizing the great potential of this terroir, Robert purchased several hectares on the hill of Brézé, in particular the Clos des Carmes, considered by legendary gourmet Curnonsky as one of the grand crus of the Loire Valley. When Robert retired in 1976 none of his children wanted to take over and the domaine was farmed out.

In 1996, at the end of a lease cycle, Romain Guiberteau, who was flailing as a law student, decided to take over the management of his family’s vineyards rather than see the leases renewed. The following year, under the mentoring of Clos Rougeard’s Nady Foucault, Romain made 5,000 bottles of red wine that he managed to sell easily. The success convinced him to pursue a qualitative approach to winemaking and to gradually take back his grapes from the cooperative. In 2024, Domaine Guiberteau partnered with Brendan Stater-West, Camille Guiberteau (Romain's daughter), and her partner Alex Crochet to launch Chai de la Dive, a new négociant project. By sourcing organically farmed fruit from neighboring vineyards— with much of the fruit still cultivated by the Domaine’s own team—this initiative produces more accessible, earlier-drinking wines. The creation of Chai de la Dive allows Domaine Guiberteau to focus on its site-specific, age-worthy bottlings, while maintaining a connection to the new label. All wines are bottled at the estate, with Romain Guiberteau’s name on the back label, ensuring both continuity and a sense of origin.