A child of the vine, Thierry Germain left his family's vineyards and the Bordeaux region to take over the Domaine des Roches Neuves in 1993.
Eager to get the best out of the Saumur terroirs, this dynamic young man, voted winemaker of the year in 2011, chose to farm his 22 hectares of Chenin and Cabernet Franc using biodynamic and organic farming methods.
Low yields, harvesting at full maturity, and aging in new barrels are the estate's imperatives.