US$ 46.00
chalky tension
young and primary
His first vintage was in1986 and his last was 98 (after they sold)
then vapor-distilled with 11 botanicals: citrus peel
2023 La Porte Saint-Jean Saumur-Champigny, Loire, France Julie & Toby Bainbridge chalky tensionLike Sylvain Dittiere's single vineyard reds, his Saumur Champigny is destemmed and fermented using native yeasts in fiberglass tank. After 6 weeks of maceration, the free run (2 3) and press wine (1 3) is fed into used Bordeaux type barrels, where it ages for 18 months before blending and bottling.