Val de Rance
Between Atlantic breath and the orchards of the vallée de la Rance, Val de Rance in Brittany speaks not as a lone “house” but as a cooperative signature: in 1953, twelve cider‑apple growers in Pleudihen‑sur‑Rance pooled fruit and fate—governance by members, not marketing gloss.
In the cellar, everything is built as an assemblage of varieties. Chilled cuves (installed from the late 1970s) protect precision; the Maître de Chai pilots fermentation and a measured prise de mousse for cidre bouché. A premium line rooted in the old Guillevic apple appeared in 2019, and 2020 brought HVE3 recognition—proof that responsibility can be collective, too.
The result is perlage that carries origin more than noise: Breton pomiculture, deliberately shared, turning “pétillant” into a regional language rather than an imitation.Val de Rance
Between Atlantic breath and the orchards of the vallée de la Rance, Val de Rance in Brittany speaks not as a lone “house” but as a cooperative signature: in 1953, twelve cider‑apple growers in Pleudihen‑sur‑Rance pooled fruit and fate—governance by members, not marketing gloss.
In the cellar, everything is built as an assemblage of varieties. Chilled cuves (installed from the late 1970s) protect precision; the Maître de Chai pilots fermentation and a measured prise de mousse for cidre bouché. A premium line rooted in the old Guillevic apple appeared in 2019, and 2020 brought HVE3 recognition—proof that responsibility can be collective, too.
The result is perlage that carries origin more than noise: Breton pomiculture, deliberately shared, turning “pétillant” into a regional language rather than an imitation.
