2021 La Porte Saint Jean Saumur-Champigny

La Porte Saint-Jean is the flagship Saumur-Champigny from winemaker Sylvain Dittière, known as 'TonTon.' This 100% Cabernet Franc is sourced from 40 to 70-year-old vines in the Les Cormiers vineyard, planted on sand, silt, clay, and limestone subsoil. The wine expresses the essence of Loire terroir through refined, elegant Cabernet Franc character.

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Specs

Type: Red

Grapes: Cabernet Franc

Winemaker: Sylvain Dittière

Vintage: 2021

Geography

Country: France

Region: Loire Valley

Sub-region: Saumur-Champigny

Vineyard: Les Cormiers

Farming

Organically farmed with controlled yields not exceeding 40 hl/ha, no chemicals used, low-yielding vines.

Harvest

Hand-harvested from two sites on a single slope in Brossay; destemmed

Fermentation

Natural fermentation in concrete and fiberglass tanks

Aging

18 months in old Bordeaux barrels (70% in old barrels from Clos Rougeard and Château Haut-Brion, 30% in tanks); transferred by gravity; minimal sulfur added at bottling; bottled without filtration or fining