Domaine des Roches Neuves Saumur-Champigny "Domaine" red 2024

PRESENTATION OF THE DOMAINE DES ROCHES NEUVES
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Domaine des Roches Neuves Saumur-Champigny "Domaine" red 2024:

La Revue du Vin de France (A. Goujard, July-August 2025) "Tour de France of amazing bottles under €15": 90/100. After aeration, fine floral notes reveal themselves in this always straightforward Saumur-Champigny cuvée. Its smoothness and expressive brightness make it already very enticing.

Technical sheet written by the domaine:

LOCATION: Southeast of Saumur, in the municipalities of Chaintres, Varrains, and Saumur.

GRAPE VARIETY: Cabernet Franc

TERROIR AND VINEYARD WORK: Chalky subsoil called 'Tuffeau'; a blend of sandy and clay-limestone soils that give typicity, elegance, and roundness to the wine; typical terroir of the Saumurois.

Average age of the vineyard to produce this cuvée: 25 years. Natural cover cropping.

Vineyard work: organic and biodynamic - Biodyvin label and Ecocert certification.

VINIFICATION: Manual harvest in crates, sorting table for the harvest before pressing by conveyor belt.
Fermentation in stainless steel tanks at a temperature of 16 to 22 degrees to extract maximum aromas and texture; end of fermentation at a temperature of 24 degrees.
Maceration of 8 to 10 days, aging in stainless steel tanks and wooden tanks on fine lees without sulfur for 3 to 4 months to preserve all the freshness of the wine.

GASTRONOMIC PAIRINGS
Croissants with smoked turkey and cheddar
Rolled bread with tapenade and tuna
Briks with minced meat
Chicken ballotin with crushed pepper
Meatloaf with carrot and green olives
Kefta meatball tagine with raisins