Domaine de Bablut
WINEMAKER
Christophe Daviau
TYPE OF AGRICULTURE
Organic
VINEYARD AREA
55 ha
COUNTRY, REGION, SUBREGION
Wines
To say that the Daviau's are an old Angevin family is a bit of an understatement.
With an ancestry of owning vines in the area going back to 1546, there's a fair bit of history here. 'Bablut' means two mills in Angevin dialect as the family used to be millers as well as wine growers. The mills still stand today, but have since become used as cellars and tasting rooms.
Now with 50 hectares, Christophe Daviau is all about the variation in soil across the Domaine. They cultivate several grape varieties: Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon, which are planted on soils of shales and Armorican sandstones; as well as Cabernet Franc, which needs a regular water supply, planted on deeper soils such as clay-limestone.
Faithful to his respect of the environment, Christophe has committed to organic farming since 1996, with biodynamic practices in place not long after. With 20 years of biodynamic agriculture under their belt, son Antoine persuaded Christophe to become Demeter certified, in 2021.
In a vintage when the small yields mean there's not enough fruit for three single-vineyard sweet cuvées, Bablut produce this single cuvée as a selection from the three parcels. A beautiful rarity, retaining lively acidity.