Arnaud Lambert
France – 
Loira – 
St-Just sur Dive – 
St-Just sur Dive – 

THE COMPANY

Yves Lambert, Arnaud’s father, founded the Domaine de Saint-Just in 1996. He was 47 and decided to change his life going back to his roots in the “Terres de Saumur”. From the outset, his ambition has been to bring out the best in the individual terroirs of Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg, in the heart of the Saumur Champigny appellation, for both grape varieties: Cabernet Franc and Chenin. In 2005, Arnaud joined his father in pursuing the same goals, and in 2009 he began the conversion to organic farming of the vineyard and also the “fermage” of the eight different Clos cultivated until then by Château de Brézé. After eight years of separate management of the two Domaines, Arnaud decided to take a step forward promoting mainly the vineyards managed by himself. Then he decided to melt “Domaine de Saint-Just” (the original name decided by his father) together with “Château de Brézé” under a single name: Domaine Arnaud Lambert. Arnaud’s motto is “Making progress means leveraging the past, without being overwhelmed by it and developing a sensibility towards the future”. Arnaud considers the vigneron as an important expression of the terroir: his wines, produced in the municipalities of Saint-Cyren-Bourg and Brézé and vinified with respect for the individual terroirs, have unique characteristics and fully represent the wine tradition of the Loire.

France - 

Loire

Anjou Saumur

Still Saumur is light and can be red, white or rosé, yet today the only truly important wine produced in Saumur comes from a small enclave of vineyards on the left bank of the Loire. Saumur-Champigny red is named after two of the most important settlements in the region. Vineyards spread thickly along the white cliffs near the river, while inland around St-Cyr-en-Bourg the local tuff takes on a yellowish hue and produces lighter wines. Lightness is also considered a virtue in Saumur-Champigny, where one of the most delicate versions of cabernet franc is born.

France - 

Loire

Anjou Saumur

Still Saumur is light and can be red, white or rosé, yet today the only truly important wine produced in Saumur comes from a small enclave of vineyards on the left bank of the Loire. Saumur-Champigny red is named after two of the most important settlements in the region. Vineyards spread thickly along the white cliffs near the river, while inland around St-Cyr-en-Bourg the local tuff takes on a yellowish hue and produces lighter wines. Lightness is also considered a virtue in Saumur-Champigny, where one of the most delicate versions of cabernet franc is born.