Saumur-Champigny "Champs Chardons", Charruau
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Saumur-Champigny "Champs Chardons", Charruau - 2022

750 mL
Item # 50546

A hidden gem that's under the radar. It's an accessible red wine that's complex with dark fruit aromas and is made from Cabernet Franc. The fruit was hand-harvested, destemmed and fermented with native yeast. Aged (60%) in amphorae and 3 year old wood casks before bottling unfiltered.
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Color
Red
Vintage
2022
Country
France
Region
Loire
Sub-Region
Anjou and Saumur
Appellation/Village
Saumur-Champigny
Producer
Charbay
Grape Variety
Cabernet Franc
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Staff Pick Notes

Léo Charruau hails from Parnay in the Loire Valley. His family history of farming grapes in the area dating back to the early 1700s. He grew up in the vineyards and spent time in Bordeaux honing his craft. Today Léo works 6.5 hectares of organic vines at the family estate, Domaine du Valbrun. The wine begins with manual harvest and a slow, gentle fermentation with indigenous yeasts. 60% of the wine is aged for 10 months in amphora and 40% in large used oak barrels. This determined approach to elevage brings this wine to an inspiring place. An intense color of blackcurrant, with a similarly full nose of berry, plum and wet rock. the freshness of the fruit in this wine keeps things nimble. There is structure and a touch tannin, but with a light chill, this wine expresses the soft, finessed profile I crave in a Saumur-Champigny Cab Franc

- EC

More About This Wine

Loire

There’s a lot to remember when it comes to the Loire. Novices, take note: Cabernet Franc is a great alternative to Cabernet Sauvignon, Muscadet is unparalleled as a companion to shellfish, and Cour Cheverny is the best white wine appellation you’ve never heard of. As diverse as Loire wines are, one day soon you'll know your Melon de Bourgogne from your Romorantin.

Cabernet Franc

Relegated to moderate obscurity in modern times, Cabernet Franc is in fact the proud parent of the attention-hogging Cabernet Sauvignon (after an illicit affair with Sauvignon Blanc a hundred-odd years ago). Cabernet Franc has remained close to its roots in France, enjoying small pockets of popularity primarily in the Loire Valley (specifically in Chinon), where it is often bottled as a varietal wine, and in Bordeaux where it is still used in moderate percentages in the typical blends. In fact,...

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