Château de Villeneuve Saumur-Champigny red 2021

Château de Villeneuve Saumur-Champigny red 2022

Name: Château de Villeneuve Saumur-Champigny red 2022
Brand: VILLENEUVE
SKU: 401702
Price: 84 EUR
Availability: InStock

90/100 RVF. A organic cabernet franc with crunchy tannins, gently spiced, to be opened on the fruit (but it is still a bit young in 2024, the date of its release from the château's cellars) or to be waited a few years (which we gladly recommend!).

€84.00

€14.00 / bouteille

6 bottles (cardbox)

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Château de Villeneuve Saumur-Champigny red 2022

RVF Guide to the Best Wines of France 2025 (Sept. 2024): 90/100. The freshness is well preserved in the Château de Villeneuve 2022, both juicy and structured by salivating tannins to evolve over the coming years.

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A cabernet franc with crunchy tannins, gently spiced, to be opened on the fruit or to wait a few years.

Grape variety: Cabernet franc.

Average age of the vines: 40 to 50 years.

Soil: Clay-limestone from the Turonian.

Planting density: 5500 vines per hectare

Certified Organic Farming by Bureau Veritas

Pruning: short to 6 buds. Removal of secondary buds.

Manual harvest: In crates.

Fermentation: Cold pre-fermentation maceration for 4 days. Then fermentation for 18 days at a temperature of 25 degrees. Malolactic fermentation.

Aging: 60% of the volume in 40HL cask, the rest in concrete and steel tanks.

Food and wine pairing: To be enjoyed with red meats or grilled fish. At a temperature of 14°-16°C.