Domaine des ROCHES NEUVES Saumur-Champigny "Clos de l'Echelier" 2013

Region: Loire - France

Grapes: Cabernet Franc

Tastings Notes: This wine offers the robe of a lively red with lovely violet highlights. Nose The wine presents itself elegantly to the nose, bringing fruity aromas of cherry and strawberry. Body Ample texture in the mouth and fatty through to the long endnote. The fruit radiates with elegance

About the Winery: Domaine des Roches Neuves is a French wine estate based in Varrains, in the Saumur-Champigny appellation of the central Loire Valley. Thierry Germain established the estate more than 20 years ago and has since built a solid portfolio of wines largely centering on the Cabernet Franc grape variety, complemented by a smaller selection of Chenin Blanc wines. The domaine's Cuvée Domaine is a blend of Cabernet Franc grapes hand-harvested from several vineyards in Chaintres, Varrains and Saumur. These vines average 25 years old and are planted in chalky, calcareous soils.