Antoine Sanzay Saumur-Champigny La Paterne 2024 TBO allowed the roussanne to fully

allowed the roussanne to fully express itself : elegance

picked mainly in the Kestener Paulinshofberg

Lisini crafts their 2021 Rosso from 100% Sangiovese on high-elevation

a co-harvest and co-vinification of 80% Syrah and 20% Chasselas fermented together in old oak

and it shows the same gravelly Haut-Médoc character as the grand vin in a more open

Antoine Sanzay Saumur-Champigny La Paterne 2024 TBO allowed the roussanne to fullyAntoine Sanzay farms in the most rarefied neighborhood in the Loire, Saumur Champigny, next door to legends like Clos Rougeard, and he's carrying the torch for Cabernet Franc as a serious, ageable wine. La Paterne is his most welcoming cuvee: 100% Cabernet Franc from 45 plus year old vines rooted in iron rich clay and limestone over the region's signature tuffeau chalk. It's certified organic, fermented with wild yeast in concrete, and raised mostly