Garo'vin - Cédric Garreau
Installed in 2010 in Anjou starting on 2 ha of vines, I currently exploit 3.5 ha in organic farming. They are spread over 4 plots in the municipalities of Beaulieu-sur-Layon and St Lambert-du-Lattay where the soils are mostly composed of shale. The cellar is located in the town of Chanzeaux.
The work of the vines is done by hand: pruning, trellising, cutting, plucking and harvesting.
The age of the vines varies between 90 years for the oldest and a plantation in 2015 for the youngest. Garo'vin produces 4 vintages with 4 grape varieties: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grolleau and Chenin.
I work the soils to control the grass and try to avoid it at the level of the grapes. However, I leave a natural weed to stimulate the biological activity. I am beginning to know my different plots by accompanying them in Organic Farming and I am leaning gently today towards biodynamics ...
All the grapes are harvested by hand in small boxes, always at optimum maturity.
I practice natural vinification without any additives. The goal is to intervene a minimum, do not practice racking the winter, do not intervene on the temperatures, avoid the change of tank, work on long winemaking ...
Cuvées in Vin de France (all cuvées are AB certified)