In 1967, Maurice Filliatreau let his son, Paul, have 8 hectares of his vineyard. At that time, rosé wines were predominant.In those days, the prestige surrounding the delicacy and spirit of Saumur Champigny " had not yet been fully acknowledged. As a lover of these light red wines with berry flavours, Paul Filliatreau devoted all his time to producing them.

To make these flavours appreciated by a large public, he travelled all over France. Today, wine lovers who are sensitive to this indefinable charm characterizing the "Saumur Champigny wines" of the Filliatreau Estate are countless. In 1990, Fredrik joined his father at the head of the wine-producing business. By dint of method and perseverance, Paul and Fredrik Filliatreau are now running a vineyard of more than 40 hectares.

In the Filliatreau Estate, bunches of grapes have always been harvested in accordance with the rules of the art, and carried to wine storehouses to be sorted before being converted into wine in the strictest observance of the tradition. Supervision of the fermentation process as well as temperature controls, technical expertise and know-how enable Paul and Fredrik Filliatreau to give the Cabernet Franc vine the whole richness of clay-calcareous lands of the Estate. The wine from each plot is produced separately with great care, to give each vintage its own particular flavour.

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