Domaine du Bois de la Croix

Domaine du Bois de la Croix belongs to the Saumur-Champigny heartland—one of the appellation’s village anchors—where Cabernet Franc thrives on the Loire’s limestone landscapes.

Location

Souzay-Champigny is a Loire village shaped by rock: a troglodyte hillside of carved spaces and cliffside homes, and above it a limestone plateau where the vineyards destined for Saumur-Champigny reinforce the reputation of this corner of Saumur.

Within the Saumur-Champigny appellation, Souzay-Champigny sits among the core villages described as nestled between the Loire and the Thouet, near the forest of Fontevraud—an intimate geography that gives the wines their sense of place.

Growing and environmental approach

The domaine is tagged as Haute Valeur Environnementale (HVE) on the official Saumur-Champigny directory listing—an environmental certification used in France for farms and vineyards.

Appellation focus

The listing specifies Saumur-Champigny as the produced appellation.

Certifications

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