Forteresse de Berrye
Forteresse de Berrye, Loire Valley
Forteresse de Berrye is a wine producer in Loire Valley, France. LeMieux Wine Co. distributes Forteresse de Berrye wines to licensed restaurants, bars and retailers in Michigan.
Estate
Gilles Colinet, an agronomist and agricultural engineer, owns this property on one of Saumur's higher hills. Twenty-six hectares total, of which 10.5 are under vine, the rest is wild forest and six hectares of newly planted trees. Average vine age is thirty years. All chemical applications were eliminated in 2019, organic culture began in 2021, and certification was achieved in 2024. The soil is predominantly yellowish tuffeau limestone with thin topsoil.
Wines
Chenin Blanc across Crémant de Loire, Saumur Blanc, and single-parcel bottlings. Reds from Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, bottled under Saumur Rouge.
At a glance
- Home
- Berrye, one of the highest hills in Saumur
- Grapes
- Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc on tuffeau
- Farming
- Certified organic, with six hectares of agroforestry
- The place
- A twelfth century fortress
Wines in our book
- Cremant de Loire, Extra Brut, 2023, 2022Sparkling · Crémant de Loire · Chenin Blanc
- Saumur Blanc, 'Les Bourgères', 2023, 2022White · Saumur · Chenin Blanc
- Saumur Rouge 'Clos de Berrie', 2022Red · Saumur Rouge. · Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
- Saumur Blanc, 'Coeur pour Coeur', 2020White · Saumur Blanc · Chenin Blanc
- Saumur Rouge, 'Corps pour Corps', 2020Red · Saumur Rouge. · Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
More about Forteresse de Berrye
Official websiteThe Source Imports, importer
Imported by The Source Imports.
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