Saumur 2007
Description
A consistently reliable wine with a bouquet of raspberries and blackcurrants. The soft, fruity palate is supported by elegant tannins making for remarkably versatile easy drinking.
- Style: Red Wine, Dry (Sec), Medium-bodied
- Region: Loire, Saumur,
- Producer: Vignerons de Saumur
- Vintage: 2007
- Grape variety (Cépage): Cabernet Franc
- Wine pairing - drink with: Charcuterie, Soft Cheese
- Cellarage: Drinks well from bottling and can be enjoyed for up to 2-3 years from vintage.
- Vinification: The harvest is generally late in summer, due to its northerly location, usually in early October. The grapes are de-stemmed, crushed and left on the skins for up to two weeks at a temperature of 28°C. After ageing in underground vats, the finished wine is normally bottled about a year after the vintage.
- Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 12%
- Full Tasting Notes (PDF): Download
What others think of this wine...
David Williams in The Observer says:There’s something very moreish about well-made cabernet franc such as this: stick it in the fridge for a couple of hours to enjoy its succulent blackcurrant, faintly leafy qualities to the full.
Sarah Jane Evans MW and Rosemary George MW in Decanter Magazine says:From one of the leading coops of the Loire, that has done much to raise the quality bar. This is classic Cabernet Franc, not opulently ripe, but with fresh cherry fruit, a streak of tannin and a lively finish. A success in a difficult year.
David Williams in The Observer says:‘There’s something very moreish about well-made cabernet franc such as this: stick it in the fridge for a couple of hours to enjoy its succulent blackcurrant, faintly leafy qualities to the full.’
Henry Rymill at www.spectator.co.uk says:... this light to medium bodied wine is simply just great fun and should be the wine for this summer, regardless, if it comes or not. Bright crimson and purple hues introduce lifted berry fruit, summer pudding and typical Cabernet Franc aromas... it is bright and lively, slurpable with nice chalky tannins and some length.
Victoria Moore in The Guardian Weekend says:It's near perfect - on song, lightish bodied, thirst- quenching, reminiscent of hawthorn and currants, with a brisk edge and unexpectedly intense. It's better still slightly chilled.
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