Green Sands Estate - Chaintres 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 Meurée 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 that is part of an ecological and environmentally friendly approach . Some of the vines are cultivated on "green sand" soils ; sands deposited in the secondary era, more or less calcareous and rich in glaucony. These green sands bring freshness and concentration to the Cabernet Francs.
Chaintres is made from forty-year-old Cabernet Franc vines, grown on the "Chaintre" plot defined by a heavy clay-limestone terroir. After the manual harvest, the maceration lasted 1 and a half months, then the fermentations and aging were carried out in 2.25 hectoliter barrels for 23 months .
Grape variety: 100% Cabernet Franc