2022 Domaine du Collier, Saumur Rouge "La Charpentrie", Loire, France Monte dall'Ora Light and pretty

Light and pretty

but 2022 brought new old-vine Chenin Blanc from the Columbia Valley for us to work with

this Annata is kin to Brunello’s origins at Greppo (1888)

you’ll get to take home one of the very first copies of Stephen’s book

Fermentation in stainless

2022 Domaine du Collier, Saumur Rouge "La Charpentrie", Loire, France Monte dall'Ora Light and prettyVARIETALS: Cabernet Franc ORGANIC: Practicing VINEYARD: Old vine La Charpentrie vineyard on the hillsides of Brz. SOIL: Clay topsoil with tuffeaux subsoil VITICULTURE: Organically farmed, soils are worked to send roots down into the calcium rich tuffeaux. Hand harvested with severe sorting. VINIFICATION: Fermentation with natural yeasts in barrel. AGING: 24 36 month extended ageing without racking in a very cold underground cellar in a combination of