Langlois-Château, a wine estate close to Saumur in the Loire Valley, makes Crémant de Loire, a sparkling wine hugely popular. The house has now changed its name and is called only Langlois. The word Chateau is thus dropped. The estate never had a château.
Chateau comes from the name of one of the founders, Jeanne Chateau (note the difference in spelling, no circumflex).
But apparently, many people thought Chateau stood for château, which led to confusion. With a new name, label design and significant investments in their Crémant de Loire, a new chapter begins for Langlois, which Champagne Bollinger has owned for several years.
At the same time, they are reducing their production of still wines. They will stop buying grapes and only make still wine from the 62 hectares they own with the appellation AOC Saumur.
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