Chateau de Chaintres 'Les Sables' Saumur Champigny 2020 VALPOLICELLA single vineyard Pinot Noir

single vineyard Pinot Noir

Painter and sculptor

These days most Provence wineries need to add lots of acid to get balance (not us at our high elevation spot)

notes of roasted almonds

including using whole cluster fermentation

Chateau de Chaintres 'Les Sables' Saumur Champigny 2020 VALPOLICELLA single vineyard Pinot NoirThe Chteau de Chaintres itself is stunning: a mid 17th century mansion that combines bucolic charm and gentle majesty in a manner quite particular to this part of the Loire. Les Sables is the estates primary cuve of Cabernet Franc. The grapes are hand harvested and fully destemmed before fermenting with native yeasts in steel tanks.