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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Le Clos du Château de Parnay 2018 – Saumur-Champigny

Le Clos du Château de Parnay 2018 – Saumur-Champigny

(Organic) The wine shows a deep ruby purple colour. The nose is dense and ripe (even slightly overripe), offering nuances of cassis and blackberries, a touch of kirsch and crème de cassis, complicated by notes of fresh tobacco and dark chocolate. The palate is juicy, concentrated and opulent, with a nice, refreshing acidity, powerful volume,…

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Château de Parnay 2016 – Saumur-Champigny

Château de Parnay 2016 – Saumur-Champigny

(Organic) The wine shows an intense ruby colour with a brightening rim. The nose is intense and opulent, revealing nuances of cooked red and black cherries, cherry compote, a touch of roasted raspberries and balsamic in the echo. The palate is juicy and concentrated, offering volume and power, bold, chalky, very grippy tannins, elevated, but…

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Le Blason de Parnay 2020 – Saumur-Champigny

Le Blason de Parnay 2020 – Saumur-Champigny

(Organic) The wine shows a bright ruby colour. The nose is slightly restrained, the wine will benefit from being decanted. It opens up with notes of black cherries and bramble, a touch of cassis and forest blueberries, a hint of black pepper in the echo. The palate is dense and concentrated, offering opulent body, bold,…

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