Bouvet-Ladubay
Sparkling house · Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Florent (Saumur) · founded 1851
Bouvet-Ladubay is a sparkling wine house in Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Florent, in the heart of the Saumur appellation, founded in 1851.1,2 Its cellars are dug into tuffeau, the local Upper Cretaceous limestone.2
History
The house's timeline begins with the founding of the Bouvet-Ladubay house in 1851 and records exports across the Channel from 1860.1 Étienne Bouvet, whose bust appears with the founding date, died in 1908.1 The timeline lists successors in 1932 and a buy-out of the house in 1974.1
Owners since 2006
In 2006 the house had a new owner; the timeline shows Patrice Monmousseau with Dr Vijay Mallya on the day of the acquisition. A new production unit followed in 2008, and in 2015 the Monmousseau family bought the house back.1
| Year | Event (per the house) |
|---|---|
| 1851 | founding |
| 1860 | exports across the Channel |
| 1908 | death of Étienne Bouvet |
| 1974 | buy-out of the house |
| 2006 | new owner |
| 2008 | new production unit |
| 2015 | bought back by the Monmousseau family |
Place and grapes
The house stands in Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Florent, within AOC Saumur, and its cellars are dug into tuffeau.2 Its Brut de Loire wines come from three grapes: Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay and Cabernet Franc.2 The house states that the Saumur Brut vineyard covers 1,500 hectares.2 The appellation rules are on the Saumur mousseux and Crémant de Loire pages. Another Saumur house is Gratien Meyer.
See also
Sources
- Bouvet-Ladubay (official site). Histoire (frise chronologique)
- Bouvet-Ladubay (official site). L'histoire du Saumur Brut
Facts checked on 2026-10-20