Collection: Brendan Stater-West

When Brendan Stater-West, an Oregon born English teacher, come to Paris in 2007, he fell in love with the world of wine. He trained to become a wine merchant but soon developed a desire to make wine.

In 2012, he started working with Romain Guiberteau in Saumur, both in the winery and vineyards. Work quickly led to friendship and, in 2015, Romain offered him to take over one hectare of the vineyard on the lieu-dit Les Chapaudaises, in Bizay. Brendan soon made the best from these limestone soils, producing a tensed, mineral and very elegant chenin wine.

With the acquisition of 2.3 hectares of old vines of Cabernet Franc and Chenin in Brézé – on the famous terroirs of La Ripaille and L'Ardillon – Brendan’s activity developed even more from 2018. Today, the vineyards are organically trained without being certified.

Young, talented and gifted with beautiful terroirs, Brendan Stater-West holds the keys to a very promising future. - Importer Note