Caves Des Vignerons de Saumur LA CABRIOLE Rouge Saumur Description: This excellent cooperative under the guidance of managing director Claude Guichet is now producing some of the most consistent quality and value wines from the Loire. Long contracts and bonuses for quality grapes have meant it is now in the member interests to invest time and effort in producing the best grapes for the production of wine. The grapes are sourced from the left bank of the Loire River, south-east of the city of Saumur, an area with soils rich in white limestone. The grapes are picked both manually and mechanically and then severely sorted. They are kept on their skins either in a horizontal rotary vinimatic, or in vertical vats with regular pumping over during fermentation. After a period of stabilisation and filtering, the wine is bottled young. Ruby red in colour, with a refined and elegant nose. The palate is soft and ripe with hints of green peppers. The finish is long and concentrated. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £55.10
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Caves Des Vignerons de Saumur LA CABRIOLE Rouge Saumur Description: This excellent cooperative under the guidance of managing director Claude Guichet is now producing some of the most consistent quality and value wines from the Loire. Long contracts and bonuses for quality grapes have meant it is now in the member interests to invest time and effort in producing the best grapes for the production of wine. The grapes are sourced from the left bank of the Loire River, south-east of the city of Saumur, an area with soils rich in white limestone. The grapes are picked both manually and mechanically and then severely sorted. They are kept on their skins either in a horizontal rotary vinimatic, or in vertical vats with regular pumping over during fermentation. After a period of stabilisation and filtering, the wine is bottled young. Ruby red in colour, with a refined and elegant nose. The palate is soft and ripe with hints of green peppers. The finish is long and concentrated. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £55.10
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Domaine Des Roches Neuves Saumur-Champigny AC
Description: 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 . The harvest is manual, selecting grapes at their very ripest level. Vinification is handled in small batches with bottling unfined and unfiltered. This is a garnet coloured wine with purple tints and exhibits lively aromas of irises, violets and stewed fruits. Subtle tannins combine with a balanced and ripe palate, harmonious and full through to a smoky finish. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £74.83
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Caves Des Vignerons de Saumur LES POYEUX Saumur-Champigny
Description: This excellent cooperative under the guidance of managing director Claude Guichet is now producing some of the most consistent quality and value wines from the Loire. Long contracts and bonuses for quality grapes have meant it is now in the member interests to invest time and effort in producing the best grapes for the production of wine. Tufa soils, or limestone, are the key to the style of wines produced in this area. The soil stores heat and humidity during the day and releases it during the cool nights, while the roots of the Cabernet Franc vines need to dig deep down into the granite-like mineral rich soils in order to find enough water. Once harvested the grapes benefit from being fermented in ultra-modern fermentation facilities at ground level. Once the fermentation process is complete the wines are wood matured some 25 metres below ground level in a maize like Cellar of rooms and corridors that stretch an amazing 10 km in length. There is no need for temperature control as it is already naturally cool at this depth. Ruby red in colour, with a refined and elegant nose. The palate is soft and ripe with the hints of green peppers, while the finish is long and concentrated, with fine ripe tannins. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £75.40
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Caves Des Vignerons de Saumur LA CABRIOLE Blanc Saumur Description: This excellent cooperative under the guidance of managing director Claude Guichet is now producing some of the most consistent quality and value wines from the Loire. Long contracts and bonuses for quality grapes have meant it is now in the member interests to invest time and effort in producing the best grapes for the production of wine. Tufa soils, or limestone, are the key to the style of wines produced in this area. The soils stores heat and humidity during the day and releases it during the cool nights, while the grapes are picked both manually and mechanically and undergo severe sorting. Using a pneumatic press with short skin contact enables low temperature fermentation . After bottling, the wines are left to mature for between several months to a few years in the underground cellars Aromas of honey and honeysuckle can be found on the nose, on the palate it is light, dry and crisp, with well balanced acidity and a long lingering finish of quince, melon and honeydew. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £55.10
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Caves Des Vignerons de Saumur LA CABRIOLE Blanc Saumur Description: This excellent cooperative under the guidance of managing director Claude Guichet is now producing some of the most consistent quality and value wines from the Loire. Long contracts and bonuses for quality grapes have meant it is now in the member interests to invest time and effort in producing the best grapes for the production of wine. Tufa soils, or limestone, are the key to the style of wines produced in this area. The soils stores heat and humidity during the day and releases it during the cool nights, while the grapes are picked both manually and mechanically and undergo severe sorting. Using a pneumatic press with short skin contact enables low temperature fermentation . After bottling, the wines are left to mature for between several months to a few years in the underground cellars Aromas of honey and honeysuckle can be found on the nose, on the palate it is light, dry and crisp, with well balanced acidity and a long lingering finish of quince, melon and honeydew. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £55.10
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Domaine Des Roches Neuves TERRES CHAUDES Saumur-Champigny
Description: 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 . 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 , 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. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £104.99
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