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Saumur-Champigny Les Terres Rouges Domaine Antoine Sanzay 2017

  • Red fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Color: Red
  • Organic
  • 13.50% 
  • 1.5L
  • Intensity
  • Classic

A very fine single parcel cuvée from one of the iDealwine team’s favourite properties. More info

  • Quantity: 2 Bottles
  • Level: 2 into-neck
  • Label: 2 very slightly marked label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Loire
  • Appellation/Wine: Saumur-Champigny
  • Producer/Owner: Antoine Sanzay
  • More information....

Saumur-Champigny Les Terres Rouges Domaine Antoine Sanzay serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Bouchées à la reine, Travers de porc au barbecue, Salade de haricots verts aux lardons.

  • Vintage score: 16/20
  • Lot presentation
    Saumur-Champigny Les Terres Rouges Domaine Antoine Sanzay

    The wine

    Produced in a soil rich with tuffeau (a local Loire limestone) and alluvium, the Cabernet Franc grapes which comprise this cuvée have been grown according to organic principles. In the cellar, the (50%) non-destemmed harvest is fermented naturally with native yeasts before being matured in concrete vats. Tasting reveals intense, indulgent fruity notes. Its supple tannins and great energy are embellished by a great aromatic persistence.

    Information about domain Antoine Sanzay

    Antoine Sanzey took over the domaine in Varrains in 1999, becoming the fifth generation to be in charge of this family-run vineyard which was founded around 1880. Before 1999, Antoine's grandparents used to take their grapes to the local wine cooperative. Within three years he had stopped working with the cooperative and was producing his own wine. Today the vineyard covers an area of 28 hectares which is spread out over Varrains and the neighbouring districts. It includes three hectares of Chenin, as well as four hectares of the wonderful Poyeux terroir. The soils are essentially siliceous limestone and clay limestone. Since 2014, the vineyard has been worked organically with indigenous yeasts used for vinification. This domaine has established itself as one of the very finest of this appellation thanks to wines which are hugely fruity, focused and fresh and have tannins of great finesse. There is a huge demand for these wines from Loire wine enthusiasts. These are must-try wines, and as far as we are concerned, Sanzey is one of the very best winemakers in this region: a real showstopper for our team.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 2 Bottles
    • Level: 2 into-neck
    • Label: 2 very slightly marked label
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: yes
    • Alcohol percentage: 13.50 %
    • Country/Region: Loire
    • Appellation/Wine: Saumur-Champigny
    • Producer/Owner: Antoine Sanzay
    • Vintage: 2017
    • Color: Red
    • Service temperature: 16°
    • Viticulture: Organic 
    • Size (in ha): 28
    • Intensity: Classic
    • Dominant aroma: Red fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 100% Cabernet franc

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    iDealwine price estimate
    Saumur-Champigny Les Terres Rouges Domaine Antoine Sanzay 2017

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