Domaine du Collier, Saumur-Champigny Charpentrie Rouge, 2013 nrhonecount091724 low yields

low yields

and rose petals jump from the glass

Cottà is a standout

Organic farming in conversion but not yet certified

20% Catarratto

Domaine du Collier, Saumur-Champigny Charpentrie Rouge, 2013 nrhonecount091724 low yieldsAntoine Foucault grew up at Clos Rougeard, the most legendary address in Saumur, learning from his father Charly before striking out to found Domaine du Collier in 1999. The Charpentrie Rouge is old vine Cabernet Franc from one of the estate's prize lieux dits, farmed organically and made with the same low intervention rigor as his famous family: wild yeast, long aging without racking, minimal sulfur. Production is tiny. This bottle has a decade plus