Domaine des Roches Neuves Saumur-Champigny "Franc de Pied" red 2021

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Domaine des Roches Neuves Saumur-Champigny "Franc de Pied" red 2021:

Guide Bettane + Desseauve (sept. 2023): 94/100.

Guide RVF des Meilleurs Vins de France 2024  (août 2023): 93/100. "In 2021, Franc de Pied is a slender, floral cabernet franc, endowed with a texture firmness that will benefit from some softening."

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Y. Castaing, June 2024): 92/100. The 2021 Saumur Champigny Franc de Pied, derived from a sandy plot where vines are densely planted at a rate of 10,000 vines per hectare, with cultivation practices including the use of horses, exhibits a delicate, perfumed bouquet of blueberries, violets, iris and peonies. Medium-bodied, layered and textural with a lively core of fruit, it’s precise, pure and tense with an ethereal, long finish. It is finesse and elegance incarnate. DRINK DATE 2024-2030.

Technical sheet written by the domaine:

LOCATION: Southeast of Saumur in the municipality of Saumur.

GRAPE VARIETY: Cabernet Franc

TERROIR AND VINEYARD WORK: Sand over 6 meters, planted at 10,000 vines per hectare, pruned in goblet with stakes. Work with horses across the entire plot due to high planting densities of 1 meter by 1 meter. Vineyard work: organic and biodynamic, Biodyvin label and Ecocert certification.

VINIFICATION: Manual harvesting in crates, sorting table for the harvest before transfer by conveyor belt. Fermentation in oval tanks at a temperature of 16 to 22 degrees to extract the maximum aromas and richness; fermentation ends at a temperature of 24 degrees. Maceration of 8 to 10 days, 100% whole bunches for this cuvée.

FOOD PAIRINGS: Red meats, tartare, and game