Saumur-Champigny, Marginale, Roches Neuves - 2020

Provenance: Loire
Appellation: Saumur-Champigny
Domain: Les Roches Neuves
Grape variety(ies): Cabernet franc
On-call time: 20 years
Style of wine: Vin de grand terroir
Alcohol degree: 13.5%

The nose releases pretty mentholated nuances, red fruit liqueur and star anise. On the palate, the attack is straightforward and powerful and immediately suggests the potential of a great terroir. Its intense fruitiness seems imposing and the acidity, without ostentation, outlines the matter. The finish transcends by its clarity and richness. This is one of the greatest red wines of the Loire!

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Technique

Viticulture

Location: Chaintres commune at a place called Les Dares. Terroir: clay and limestone with a dominant Turonian soil. Vines facing south with the particularity of warming up before the others and having a good maturity. This cuvée can only be produced in great vintages, knowing that we must find great balance. The grassing is natural. Working the soil: ploughing and de-cultivation for better aeration. Vineyard work: organic and biodynamic - Biodyvin label and Ecocert certification.

Oenology

Manual harvest with sorting on a table at the reception in the cellar. Yield: 35 hl/ha. Fermentation of the wine in wooden vats with very light pumping over just to wet the cap, followed by a 22 to 24 day maceration. Malolactic fermentation in 25 hl round wooden vats from Stoeckinger. Aged for 12 months in 228 litre barrels.