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2019 Domaine Antoine Sanzay 'La Paterne' Cabernet Franc
- 100% Cabernet Franc
- Appellation Saumur-Champigny (Rouge)
- This wine was previously called Cuvée Domaine (renamed to avoid confusion as all his wines are from his domaine!)
- Fruit is sourced from From Antoine’s three vineyards across Varrains, Chacé and St Cyr-en-Bourg, which total 4 hectares
- Vines were mostly planted in 1975, for the most part on limestone, clay and sand on limestone bedrock.
- Certified organic
- Hand harvested into crates and then sorted. The fruit was destemmed, wild fermented in concrete tanks for 25 days, then pressed into 60% concrete tanks, 40% aged French oak barriques for a total of 9 months
- Unfiltered, unfined (vegan)
- 25mg/L SO2 added at bottling
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Tasting notes: Pure class! Classic Saumur Cabernet Franc. Black berries, super rich, velvet tannins, dense, spices, cacao, inky, dark.
The 2019 vintage was around 30-40% down in yield than 2018 - we received just 20 cases of this wine.