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Domaine Des Roches Neuves TERRES CHAUDES Saumur-Champigny |
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| Name: |
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Domaine Des Roches Neuves TERRES CHAUDES Saumur-Champigny - 2006 |
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Where it's from:
>France
>Loire
>Saumur-Champigny
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| Price per case: |
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£104.99
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| Bottle size: |
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75 cl |
| Bottles per case: |
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6 |
| Style: |
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Powerful Reds |
| Grapes: |
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Cabernet Franc |
| Description: |
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Serious wines are produced at this estate run by the charismatic Thierry Germain. His approach is closer to a Burgundy wine-maker than a typical Loire producer. This 50-acre domaine, situated in a superb viticultural location in the appellation of Saumur Champigny, has been a winery since 1850.
Germain, from a long line of Bordeaux winemakers, arrived here in 1991, attracted by the region's perfect balance of grape varietal, climate and terroir, which he considers one of the finest in France. The vineyard is worked in a natural way with the goal of keeping the vine and the soil at its healthiest (lutte raisonée). The harvest is manual, selecting grapes at their very ripest level. Vinification is handled in small batches with bottling unfined and unfiltered.
The Terres Chaudes, from organically cultivated grapes grown on the unique tufa-rich soil (sandy clay and clayey limestone soils that suit wines with deep root systems), is as seductive while yields are a mere 35hl/ha. The grapes macerate for 25 days before undergoing malolactic fermentation. Half the wine is matured in barrels that have been used before, the other half is kept in stainless steel. It is bottled twelve months later when the complexity of aroma is revealed and the tannins have balanced out.
The colour is dark-ruby, with purple highlights while the bouquet is marked by cassis and blackberries. The palate is dense, with fat fruit, a beautiful structure and fine, ripe tannins.
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| Country: |
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France |
| Region: |
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Loire |
| Sub region: |
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Saumur-Champigny |
| Producer: |
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Domaine Des Roches Neuves (Thierry Germain) |
| Product ID: |
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58635 |
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| Delivery Timescales: |
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10 |
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