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At the heart of the Loire Valley, known as The Garden of France, is Langlois-Chateau. The history of winemaking
in the region stretches back to 500 AD, with the vines in Sancerre among the first to be officially recognised. With a
romantic family history behind it, Langlois-Chateau, founded following the marriage of Edouard Langlois and
Jeanne Chateau in 1885, has been specialising in the sparkling wines of the Loire for more than 130 years.
Today, under the watchful eye of François-Régis de Fougeroux, elegant sparkling Crémant de Loire wines are
expertly crafted from the chalky Silex soils, with grapes hand-picked before vinification by varietal and terroir.

As well as producing some of the region’s top sparkling wines Langlois-Chateau also produces a range of fantastic
still wines from some of the Loire’s most prestigious appellations, these sites form the 73 hectares of Langlois-
Chateau’s vineyard holdings. Their Saumur vineyard was one of the first in France to receive the ‘Terra Vitis’
certification, which guarantees the vines are grown, and wines produced, with the utmost respect for nature and
the environment. Translated from Latin, it reveals the inseparable link between terroir and vine.

The blending process can include up to 10% of reserve wines, before a minimum of 24 months ageing in Langlois-
Chateau’s freestone cellars at their historical St-Hilaire St-Florent site overlooking the Loire River. The result is a
Crémant that is emblematic of the region; charmingly refined, fresh and structured.

François-Régis de Fougeroux of Langlois Chateau Langlois-Chateau was one of the first to attain Terra Vitis Certification