Loire Valley
Fruity and crisp on the nose with notes of raspberry and blackcurrant, the Cabernet Franc is immediately apparent. The palate is very well balanced, both juicy and rich, in keeping with the appellation's style, and never boring. For the price, it's more than a success!
100% Cabernet Franc from forty-year-old vines planted on deep clay-limestone soils, sandy loam, and tuff. Harvested by hand on September 27 and October 2, 4, and 6, 2023, from eight plots covering a total of just over 3 hectares. Vinification: total destemming, spontaneous fermentation and short maceration for 8 days in stainless steel vats, pressing, 8 months of aging in vats. Bottled at the estate on March 9, 2024 without fining, light filtration on earth, just a micro-dose of sulfur. Total SO2: 32 mg/liter.
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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Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Organic or biodynamic wine
Organic or biodynamic wine
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Organic or biodynamic wine
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