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Saumur Porte Saint Les Beaugrands Jean-Sylvain Dittière 2012

  • White fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Color: Red
  • 12.50% 
  • 1.5L
  • Intensity
  • Crisp

Généreux et profond, ce vin de Saumur est le fruit d'une longue tradition viticole qui connaît un succès certain depuis le Moyen-Âge. More info

  • Quantity: 2 Bottles
  • Level: 2 into-neck
  • Label: 2 good appearance
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Loire
  • Appellation/Wine: Saumur
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Saumur Porte Saint Les Beaugrands Jean-Sylvain Dittièreserve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: , Fricassée de lapin, Tajine dagneau.

  • Vintage score: 16/20
  • Lot presentation
    Saumur Porte Saint Les Beaugrands Jean-Sylvain Dittière

    The wine

    The monks of the Fontevraud Abbey were the first to develop wine-making in the Saumurois region. Throughout the Middle Ages and despite the Hundred Years' War, under the influence of the dukes of Anjou and the famous King René (1434-1480) in particular, wine-making took off. In the 17th century, Richelieu entrusted Abbot Breton, head of Fontevraud, with the task of replanting the region with Cabernet. He brought Cabernet Franc plants back from Guyenne, which he replanted around the Abbey. Since then, this grape variety has been locally known as Breton (the name might also be linked to the fact that the grape variety was transported via Nantes). This golden age continued until the revolution, when the wars in Vendée ravaged the vineyard. The Saumur vineyard stretches across the hillside slopes of the Loire and Thouet. While the white wines of Turquant and Brézé and the reds of Puy-Notre-Dame, Montreuil-Bellay and Tourtenay garnered a good reputation, the appellation is mainly known for its sparkling whites, while the reds are gradually becoming better known. The wine-maker's cellars are well-worth a look, as they are carved into the tuffeau, the local stone. Based on Cabernet Franc, Saumur's red wines are generous with great depth, on a base of red fruits (cherry) and spices in their younger stages. A few extra years do them no harm.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 2 Bottles
    • Level: 2 into-neck
    • Label: 2 good appearance
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: no
    • Alcohol percentage: 12.50 %
    • Country/Region: Loire
    • Appellation/Wine: Saumur
    • Vintage: 2012
    • Color: Red
    • Service temperature: 16°
    • Viticulture: Conventional 
    • Size (in ha): 887
    • Volume: 80000 hectolitres
    • Intensity: Crisp
    • Dominant aroma: White fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: Cabernet franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, pineau d'Aunis

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    Saumur Porte Saint Les Beaugrands Jean-Sylvain Dittière 2012

    iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format