We couldn’t help being charmed by Bouvet-Ladubay’s old carriages, now housed in its winery. The second oldest sparkling wine producer in Saumur, it was founded in 1851 by Etienne Bouvet and his wife Celestine Ladubay. In 1932 the winery was purchased by Justin-Marcel Monmousseau and was later acquired by Champagne house Taittinger in 1974.
In 2005, after the Taittinger family sold a controlling stake of the business, Bouvet Ladubay was bought by Vijay Mallya, the fugitive former head of United Spirits. In 2015, the Monmousseau bought back the company, re-acquiring 100% of the shares in the business.
