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Saumur-Champigny La Chaintree by Rene-Noel Legrand 2004
Saumur-Champigny La Chaintree
by Rene-Noel Legrand 2004
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Producer : Rene-Noel Legrand
Region : France (France), Loire (France)
Bottle Per Case : 6 x 750 ml
Food Pairing : Breads, Cured Meat, Hard Cheese, Red Meat, Roasted Vegetables
Tasting Notes
A selection of the best plots from 35 to 50-year-old vines, La Chaintree is aged 24 months in neutral 500L oak barrels. This is a very pure expression of cabernet franc, showing chocolate, beautiful minerality and some riper herbal notes (nothing green here). Great structure and the balance here is excellent, which makes for a wine which is both intense, but light at the same time. The tannins are present, but ripe and well-coated. This is drinking beautifully now at 18 year old but can still age for many more.
18/20 points - Cuisine et vins de France, Sept/Oct 2006
Highly recommended - Bettane & Desseauve 2008
Specs
| Bottles Per Case | 6 Pack |
|---|---|
| Cellaring | Drink Now or Cellar |
| Sweetness | XD - Extra Dry See Sweetness Chart |
| Bottle Size | 750 ml |
| Producer | Rene-Noel Legrand |
| Region | France (France), Loire (France) |
| Alcohol | 12.5% alc./vol. |
| Style | Warm and spicy reds |
| Vintage | 2004 |
| Farming Method | Sustainable |
| Grapes | 100% Cabernet Franc |
| Food Pairing | Breads, Cured Meat, Hard Cheese, Red Meat, Roasted Vegetables |
| Descriptors | Earthy, Floral, Fruity, Mineral |
| Wine Type | Red |
| Wood Presence | Oaked |
| Body | Medium |
| Price of Case | $209.94 |
The Producer
Rene-Noel Legrand
The estate comprises 14 hectares of Cabernet Franc and one hectare of Chenin Blanc planted along gentle slopes and hillsides of Saumur, Dampierre, Chacé, Varrains and Champigny.
These are some of the greatest terroirs of Saumur, rooted to the beneficial clay and limestone soils of the Cretaceous period formed nearly 90 million years ago. Tempered by Atlantic breezes, warmer winters and cooler summers keep this microclimate from experiencing temperature extremes.
Their vines average roughly 45 years of age, with the oldest vineyards planted in 1927.
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