Domaine Filliatreau

Domaine Filliatreau is a large estate of about 50 hectares located near the city of Saumur. In 1967, Maurice Filliatreau sold his vineyard of 8 hectares in Chaintres to his son, Paul, who was only 24 years old at the time. It was nothing like the landscape of the vineyard today. It was the post-war period, men and horses needed to be fed, and polyculture reigned. The family did everything possible to dissuade Paul from taking over the vineyard, as it was not an honourable profession. 

Nevertheless, Paul embarked on this adventure with a real entrepreneurial spirit. Through sheer will and conviction, Paul increasingly produced fine wines, light reds with red fruit aromas that became the signature wine of Saumur Champigny, and in particular of the Filliatreau Domain. He brought the entire Saumur Champigny brand with him and participated in the creation of the producers’ collective.

Paul travelled throughout France as an ambassador for the brand so that everyone could appreciate the flavours of his wine, and Saumur Champigny prominently ended up on Parisian restaurant menus.

In 1990, Paul bought a vineyard of 6 hectares at the Grande Vignolle, located in Turquant. Since then, a side project focusing on organic viticulture called Château Fouquet has been run in tandem with the historic Filliatreau vineyards. Today, the entirety of the Filliatreau estate is certified organic and Château Fouquet is on the verge of being certified biodynamic.