2022 Domaine des Sables Verts - Saumur-Champigny Les Poyeux (750ml)

egion: Loire Valley – Saumur

Appellation: Saumur Champigny AOP

Grapes: 100% Cabernet Franc

Average Vine Age: 72 years-old (massale selection planted in 1950)

Altitude: 225 feet (70m)

Soils/Terroir: A 2ha parcel in ‘Les Poyeux’ of shallow sandy green soils atop a bed of clay-limestone.

Farming: Practicing Organic

Harvest: Hand harvested

Yield: 30 hl/ha

Winemaking: The grapes were hand harvested, fully de-stemmed and transferred to stainless-steel vats for fermentation. Fermentation began spontaneously using only the naturally occurring indigenous yeasts. The grapes macerated for 21 days with light pump overs and occasional punch downs. After maceration the grapes were pressed and transferred back to stainless steel vats to complete fermentation.

Maturation: Aged for 18 months in a combination of sandstone amphora (70%), and 6-year-old 225L ex Chateau Latour barrels (30%). Prior to bottling a low dose of sulfur was added.

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