";s:4:"text";s:8114:" This vintage completed an impressive three-vintage run to match the 2009-2010-2011 triumvirate. Domaine Langlois Chateau Saumur Rouge is a leafy fresh example of Cabernet Franc with vibrant raspberry sorbet fruit flavours and a pleasant herby undercurrent Edouard Langlois was a winemaker, he married Jeanne Chateau and on 1st August 1912 and they founded the … But the Loire Valley was not finished yet. The focus was Cabernet Franc (so no Pinot Noir from Sancerre, no Côt such as the recent 2014 Touraine Vinifera Côt from Domaine de la Charmoise and no rarities such as Pineau d’Aunis from the Coteaux du Loir) and indeed it was limited to the three most significant red appellations in Touraine, which are of course Chinon, Bourgueil and neighbouring St Nicolas de Bourgueil. Yapp Brothers Ltd, The Old Brewery, Mere, BA12 6DY.
Specially vinified to bring out the rich blackcurrant and spice flavours so characteristic of the delicately balanced reds of the Loire Valley, this is a wine to enjoy in the full freshness of its youth. The Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg co-operative has been critical in augmenting the appellation's success with its 200+ members producing about 30% of the region's wine. For wines of greater potential, go for one of Romain’s single-vineyard cuvées.
Regular readers will need no introduction to the wines of Romain Guiberteau, who I first profiled three or four years ago.
For the Saumur rouge, the Cabernet Franc grapes are de-stemmed, crushed and left on the skins for up to two weeks at a temperature of 28 degrees C. After ageing in underground vats, the finished wine is normally bottled about a year after the vintage.
There were no wines from Saumur (not surprising as Decanter published a blind assessment of red Saumur only a year or two ago) so don’t think for one minute today’s Weekend Wine is some sort of clue to which wine came top. Our consistently reliable red Saumur, with its distinctive label that depicts graffito of Charles de Gaulle, makes for remarkably versatile easy drinking. You will enjoy this wine in its early youth, however you will even enjoy it even more if you let it age for a few month. Made from pure Cabernet Franc, this Saumur rouge is savoury and youthful with bright, summer berry scents and flavours and is best drunk lightly chilled. This is a very good time for drinkers of Loire Valley reds. One exception to this rule is the wine featured here, which is vinified in stainless steel. Download technical sheet. Find Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Rouge 2015 on Wine Searcher: Find all Domaine Guiberteau wines on Wine Searcher: Hill of Brézé and tasting at Domaine Guiberteau. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Along with the wines produced further east in Touraine, Anjou-Saumur make what is collectively known as the "Middle Loire" (as opposed to the "Upper Loire" which includes the wine regions of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé. In the glass it has a dark black-tulip core, but a vibrant crimson rim. Serve with cold or grilled meats and soft cheeses…. Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. Cabernet Franc is required to constitute at least 85 percent of any Saumur Rouge. The family’s vineyards, many of which he has extricated from the control of the local co-operative, are all organic, and his tendency is to ferment in barrel, with minimal intervention. This was a year in which a disappointing season was saved by six weeks of fine autumn weather, and many wines communicate this through their delicious acid vibrancy, and while truly superb for white wines from Anjou and Touraine it is also a very good year for reds.
Cabernet Franc is required to constitute at least 85 percent of any Saumur Rouge.
Their Saumur Blanc is a conrnerstone of the Yapp list without which we could barely function. Charming and packed full of raspberry fruit, this wine has great character and a stylish finish. Overall, while delicious now, this is a wine of very good potential which will surely develop well over the next three-to-five years. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. Winemakers may use Cabernet Sauvignon and/or Pineau d'Aunis for the balance, though in … The Loire Valley has recently enjoyed an unprecedented run of four good vintages for Cabernet Franc, starting with 2014. The Romans were the first to exploit the region's winemaking potential but it declined with the fall of the Roman Empire. The wines of region are often grouped together with the wines of nearby Saumur as "Anjou-Saumur". The harvest was early – I saw picking more or less finished in Chinon and Bourgueil by late September, when October would be more the norm – and having made some visits to taste just a few weeks ago I can say the quality is already looking pretty good. Ultimately, the conditions for ripening and picking were perfect, and after such a worrisome first half to the season, the wines turned out to be surprisingly good. The harvest is generally late in summer, due to its northerly location, usually in early October. Le Saumur rouge est produit dans le vignoble de la Loire, vignoble à l'ouest de la France et plus précisément dans la région viticole d'Anjou-saumur. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.