Domaine des Sables Verts - Les Rouères - Magnum 2021
Domaine des Sables Verts is located in Verrains, in the heart of the Saumur Champigny appellation in the Loire Valley . The estate was taken over in 2019 by Caroline Meuré and Hervé Malinge . The vineyard covers 16.50 hectares and 5 communes: Varrains, Chacé, Saumur, Souzay-Champigny and Parnay. The 33 plots offer a diversity and complementarity of terroirs which are part of an ecological and environmentally friendly approach . Some of the vines are grown on “green sand” soils ; sands deposited in the secondary era, more or less calcareous and rich in glauconium. These green sands bring freshness and concentration to the Cabernet Francs.
Les Rouères is made from forty-year-old Chenin Blanc vines, cultivated on the “Rouères” plot defined by a clay-limestone terroir. After pressing, fermentation and aging was carried out in 12 hectoliter Vicard wooden vats and two 4 hectoliter 'Atelier Center France' barrels , for 12 months on lees .
Grape variety: 100% Chenin Blanc