Antoine Sanzay Saumur-Champigny La Paterne 2024 TBO meaning fresh and energetic rather

meaning fresh and energetic rather than nutty

holding the traditional line while the appellation modernized around him

Melo is Raphael Saint-Cyr's co-ferment of Gamay

' which is more or less what Etienne Calsac pulled off in 2010: at 26 he took back his grandparents' three hectares around Avize

Antoine Sanzay Saumur-Champigny La Paterne 2024 TBO meaning fresh and energetic ratherAntoine 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