Loire Valley
Of all the wines produced by Domaine des Sables Verts, this is the one that offers the most depth and density. It is a full-bodied and generous cuvée, with notes of black fruits and spices. The palate is intense, with a tight structure and a long finish. Be patient, you will be rewarded!
100% Cabernet Franc from approximately 40-year-old vines, organically grown, planted on the Chaintres plot, which shows heavy clay-limestone soil. Harvested by hand on October 8th, 2022. Vinification: destemming, long maceration for a month and a half, aged in 16-hectoliter cask (new oak) and Château Latour barrels (yes, really!) for 26 months. Light filtration, no fining, bottled at the estate on August 28th, 2023 with a low dose of sulfur (total SO2: 46 mg/l).
Caroline and Hervé Malinge — vintages 1991 and 1990 — run Domaine des Sables Verts in Saumur. She’s from Picardy, he’s from the Vendée, and they first met at business school in Bordeaux, already dreaming of one day owning their own estate — a dream their friends didn’t quite believe in. Hervé is doing a work-study stint at Château Jean Faure in Saint-Émilion, while Caroline works as a sales...
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Organic or biodynamic wine
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Organic or biodynamic wine
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Organic or biodynamic wine
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