Saumur Champigny Les Roches 2017 - Domaine des Roches-Neuves

Saumur Champigny Les Champs - Domaine des Roches-Neuves

The Saumur Champigny les Champs by the Domaine des Roches Neuves is a fresh and elegant red wine made from Cabernet Franc grapes only, the most cultivated red berried grape in the Saumur area where it has perfectly acclimatised thanks to the particularity of the soil and climate. The grapes are harvested manually and fermentation takes place at controlled temperature with the use of only indigenous yeasts. The wine ages for 4 months in steel and oak vats before being bottled. At sight it is ruby ​​red in color. The nose expresses beautiful notes of blackberry, violet, coffee and leather. In the mouth it is full and tasty, fresh and well defined. Excellent closure, clean and persistent.

Service

We recommend tasting it at a temperature of 16/18 ° in tulip glasses.Wine that can be drunk immediately but will express its best in a few years. In the meantime, it is recommended to keep it in a horizontal position in a cool, damp and dark cellar.

Pairing

Also as an aperitif, Saumur Champigny is red which goes well with medium-aged cheeses, risotto and stuffed pasta, even vegetarian.

Cave: Domaine des Roches-Neuves

Domaine des Roches-Neuves is located in Varrains, a small village not far from Saumor, in the center of the Loire. Its foundation dates back to 1850 and is now being carried by Thierry and Philippe Germain who acquired the Domaine in 1993 after searching for parcels from France to Hungary. Domaine des Roches-Neuves is made up of 22 hectares of vineyards, all cultivated under biodynamic conditions, which are found on chalky and tuffy soils. Cultivated vineyards are all indigenous to the Loire as the Chnin Blanc, which perhaps reaches the maximum expression, and the Cabernet Franc. Over the last few years, Thierry has been trying to reduce the alcoholic strength of its wines and to sharpen them as little as possible in wood to get the fruit out, and the result of much work in the glass. Thierry's wines are mineral and elegant, deep and long. Try the "Unusual" Chenin Blanc base and refine the wood.