100% Cabernet Franc. Like the more renowned Les Picasses, Les Peuilles is a lieu-dit close to the village of Beaumont-En-Véron, but it is to the south of town, closer to the Vienne river. It is a plateau rather than a hillside and features soils of clay and flint rather than limestone. The fruit is...

100% Cabernet Franc. Close to the town of Chinon, Clos Guillot is a hillside vineyard with south-southwest exposure, near the top of the hill, with clay soils rich in yellow tuffeau (the soft local limestone) and iron. The vines were planted between 1993 and 2000.  The farming is certified-organic...

100% Cabernet Franc. Château Fouquet is a Saumur lieu-dit in the village of Brézé, a few miles from the winery in Saumur-Champigny and from the town of Saumur. Founder Paul Filliatreau acquired some partly abandoned Cabernet Franc vines here in 1987 and began replanting in 1989 with massale...

100% Cabernet Franc. Vines ranging from 50 to 90 years-old, grown in alluvial soil in Cravant-les-Côteaux. Spontaneously fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged for 12 months in concrete.

"Les Gaignés" comes from a chalky soil with silt and sand deposits. It's a great intro to Duveau's style - with pure fruit and a hint of pepper. Made entirely in cement tanks.