Château De Chaintres

Domaine des Roches Neuves (Thierry Germain)

Saumur-Champigny Cabernet Franc 2015

The 15' cuvee of this wine is absolutely delicious and offers much complexity for the price. Ripe red fruit core with pleasant green, herbal, and smoky notes. I think my experience with previous vintages of this wine fell in the category of unpleasant Cab Franc, so this is a much welcome change. Beautiful tension between rusticity and freshness. Yum!

From Kermit Lynch:
• 100% de-stemmed
• Fermentation in stainless steel tank for 8 to 10 days
• Light pumpovers during fermentation—meant to infuse the grapes not extract them
• Aged in stainless steel and wood tanks, on fine lees, without sulfur, for 3 to 4 months
• Communes: Chaintres de Varrains and Saumur
— 8 years ago

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Domaine de la Croix de Chaintres

Saumur-Champigny Cabernet Franc 2011

Joel Liscio
9.5

Green pepper nose. Round with balanced acidity and minerality. Tart red fruit. — 12 years ago