Antoine Sanzay Saumur-Champigny La Paterne 2024 TBO ' which is more or

' which is more or less what Etienne Calsac pulled off in 2010: at 26 he took back his grandparents' three hectares around Avize

Melo is Raphael Saint-Cyr's co-ferment of Gamay

allowed the roussanne to fully express itself : elegance

and it shows the same gravelly Haut-Médoc character as the grand vin in a more open

a co-harvest and co-vinification of 80% Syrah and 20% Chasselas fermented together in old oak

Antoine Sanzay Saumur-Champigny La Paterne 2024 TBO ' which is more orAntoine Sanzay farms in the most rarefied neighborhood in the Loire, Saumur Champigny, next door to legends like Clos Rougeard, and he's carrying the torch for Cabernet Franc as a serious, ageable wine. La Paterne is his most welcoming cuvee: 100% Cabernet Franc from 45 plus year old vines rooted in iron rich clay and limestone over the region's signature tuffeau chalk. It's certified organic, fermented with wild yeast in concrete, and raised mostly