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Xavier Martin and Veritatis Fabricator story

  Xavier Martin was born in Angers on December 7, 1978. In 2010, he moved to Saint Aubin de Luigné, into a former 16th-century winery, which he renovated into a bioclimatic habitat. On the wall of the winery, he discovered the inscription "VERITATIS FABRICATOR." As if by chance, Xavier would adopt this name for his estate a few years later... But let's go back to the beginning of the story.

 

  In 2012, Xavier began working in the region's wineries. Among the estates where he trained are: Juchepie; Terre de l'Élu; Les Vignes de Babass; Domaine Mosse; Domaine Belargus... You could say it's a perfect triangle: Saint Aubin de Luigné, Rochefort sur Loire, and Saint Lambert du Lattay. With a brief foray into Faye d'Anjou. He knows the terroirs of Anjou Noir inside and out, particularly those around Layon. Xavier deepened his knowledge of pruning, disbudding, trellising, harvesting, bottling, and cellar work.

 

  In 2019, he decided to create his own estate. He gave it the name inscribed on the tuffaut stones: Veritatis Fabricator. For those who don't speak Latin fluently, Veritatis Fabricator means Creator of Truth. This brings to mind another well-known Latin quote: "In vino veritas." This raises the question: what is truth?

 

  Truth, for Xavier, is working the vines and making wine in a way that is as close to nature as possible. With his Chenin and Cabernet Franc grapes, he produces a very high-quality natural wine, the fruit of a chemical-free culture, using indigenous yeasts for fermentation and no additives during winemaking. A difficult objective made even more difficult by late frosts, heatwaves... in short, by changes in the climate and soils. But it's possible when you listen to nature. It seems that practice is the only criterion for testing truth. And Xavier works tirelessly on practice, in the vineyards, during winemaking, and in the cellar.

  If the truth is in the wine, and wine is created by the winemaker, then the winemaker must be the creator of truth.

  Today, the Veritatis Fabricator winery is located at Château de la Genaiserie, in Saint Aubin de Luigné, in the Layon Valley.

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