Domaine La Bonnelière – Tradition 2021 – Saumur-Champigny

Domaine La Bonnelière – Tradition 2021 – Saumur-Champigny

The wine shows intense ruby purple colour with a brightening rim. The nose is gourmet and floral, revealing nuances of violets and peonies, red and black cherries, a touch of blueberries and bramble, a hint of tobacco leaf in the echo. The palate is youthful, juicy and vibrant, with refreshing, crisp acidity and grippy, young…

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Domaine La Bonnelière – L’Excellence 2018 – Saumur-Champigny

Domaine La Bonnelière – L’Excellence 2018 – Saumur-Champigny

The wine shows an intense ruby colour with a garnet rim. The nose is delicately restrained, the wine will benefit from decanting. With aeration it reveals notes of ripe red and black cherries, baked raspberries, complicated by nuances of sweet baking spices and a touch of earthy minerality. The palate is round and smooth with…

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Lena Filliatreau 2019 – Saumur-Champigny

Lena Filliatreau 2019 – Saumur-Champigny

The wine shows a pure ruby colour. The nose is rather restrained, needs aeration. It opens up with nuances of red and black cherries, forest raspberries, a floral touch of violets and peonies, a hint of pungent spices. The palate is juicy and vibrant, very gourmet, offering crisp, tangy acidity, elegant structure, supported by bold…

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Domaine Filliatreau 2020 – Saumur-Champigny

Domaine Filliatreau 2020 – Saumur-Champigny

(Organic) The wine shows a vivid ruby purple colour. The nose is a bit restrained, needs time to open up. It reveals notes of red cherries, wild raspberries, a hint of green pepper, fresh tobacco and pungent spices. The palate is juicy and vibrant, very intense and gourmet, offering creamy, fluid texture, polished tannins and…

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Domaine Filliatreau – La Grande Vignolle 2020 – Saumur-Champigny

Domaine Filliatreau – La Grande Vignolle 2020 – Saumur-Champigny

The wine shows intense ruby purple colour. The nose is dense and heady, warming, offering nuances of ripe black cherries, a touch of bramble jam, kirsch, cassis and a hint of cocoa and black pepper. The palate is ripe, concentrated and powerful, with elevated acidity, intense fruitiness and juicy, velvety, very ripe tannins. The notes…

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Domaine Filliatreau – L’Affutée 2015 – Saumur-Champigny

Domaine Filliatreau – L’Affutée 2015 – Saumur-Champigny

The wine shows a medium ruby colour with a garnet hue. The nose is intensely earthy, revealing nuances of beetroots, a hint of cherry compote, a touch of iron and balsamic note. The palate is fresh and savoury with grippy, bold, rather drying tannins, some elegance and finesse, refreshing acidity. The palate is more fruity…

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Domaine Filliatreau – Vieilles Vignes 2018 – Saumur-Champigny

Domaine Filliatreau – Vieilles Vignes 2018 – Saumur-Champigny

The wine shows a ruby colour with a garnet tinge. The nose is slightly restrained, need aeration, later opening up with notes of pungent spices, a touch of balsamic, hints of black cherry compote and nuances of dried tomatoes. The palate is powerful and warming, revealing drying, bold tannins that stick to the gums, moderate…

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Clos des Cordeliers – Cuvée Tradition 2020 – Saumur-Champigny

Clos des Cordeliers – Cuvée Tradition 2020 – Saumur-Champigny

The wine shows a bright ruby purple colour. The nose is slightly lactic, revealing nuances of cherry yogurt, a hint of red cherries and raspberries, delicate nuances of spices. The palate offers bright acidity, light, slightly diluted body and ephemeral, slightly drying tannins. It opens up with light notes of red cherries, cranberries, a touch…

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Clos des Cordeliers – Cuvée Tradition 2019 – Saumur-Champigny

Clos des Cordeliers – Cuvée Tradition 2019 – Saumur-Champigny

The wine shows a deep ruby purple colour. The nose is dense and concentrated, offering nuances of black cherries, a touch of blackberries, supported by notes of fresh tobacco and bell pepper in the echo. The palate is juicy and vibrant, offering intense fruit concentration, bold and powerful tannins, elevated acidity, a light coffee light…

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Thierry Germain – Domaine des Roches Neuves – Franc de Pieds 2020 – Saumur-Champigny

Thierry Germain – Domaine des Roches Neuves – Franc de Pieds 2020 – Saumur-Champigny

The wine shows a vivid ruby purple colour. The nose is slightly smoky and reductive, the wine will benefit from being aerated. It opens up with nuances of crunchy sour red cherries, nuances of cornflowers and violets, some smoky, dark minerality. The palate is fresh and vibrant, very juicy and gourmet, offering attractive fruit sweetness,…

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