Guy Saget

THE FAMILY

The Saget family has been growing vines in Pouilly for generations. The Domaine has seen considerable success since 1976, when management fell to Jean-Louis Saget. From an original 4 hectares of vines, the Domaine at Pouilly now covers 40 hectares, tended to by Jean-Louis's brother, Christian.

THE VINEYARDS

Situated on the right-bank of the Loire, the vineyards profit from an excellent location and enjoy a favourable micro-climate tempered by the Loire. The marls covered with clay-limestone and the flint stones covering the kimeridgian soil add charm and great character to the Roches and Logères range of wines.

There are several other smaller Domaines that are part of the Saget family. They include:

Domaine Saget: The best vines and soils belonging to the Saget family can be found here. The average age of the vine is 20 years old and the vineyards are planted entirely with Sauvignon Blanc. Mineral tones, elegance, roundness and freshness are the qualities of this Pouilly Fumé produced by Le Domaine Saget.

Domaine de la Perrière: Domaine de la Perrière, whose name means "large stone", and is evocative of the mineral notes found in the Sauvignon grape in this area, extends over 40 hectares of Sauvignon and 4 hectares of Pinot Noir in AOC Sancerre. One of the particularities of this Domaine is that it is sole owner of 10 hectares on flinty ground, which gives wines that are fleshy and age well. 40% of the plots are still harvested by hand, notably the Pinot Noir and the grapes used for the cuvée Mégalithe.

Other noted Domaines include Domaine Balland-Chapuis, Sancerre, Domaine d'Artois, Touraine, Domaine Chupin, Anjou, and Château de la Mulonnière, Coteaux du Layon and Anjou.

The wines :

A large selection of Appellation is available for Guy Saget, Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé, Vouvray, Chinon, Muscadet de Sevre et Maine sur Lie, Touraine and so on