2023 Domaine Antoine Sanzay Saumur-Champigny La Paterne Loire, France Cruse Wine Co. then macerated on their skins

then macerated on their skins and fermented for 21 days before pressing to a used French oak barrel

sourced exclusively from the legendary single vineyard “Les Crayères” in Ambonnay Grand Cru

the Corton-Charlemagne is massively scaled—both intensely mineral and nearly unctuous in its sappiness of fruit—and its 50% new oak is all but swallowed by the wine’s sheer concentration

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Since 2016

2023 Domaine Antoine Sanzay Saumur-Champigny La Paterne Loire, France Cruse Wine Co. then macerated on their skinsCERTIFIED ORGANIC 100% Cabernet Franc Clay and limestone terroir, with high iron content in the soil 45+ year old vines De stemmed Indigenous yeast Fermented in concrete for 25 days Aged in 60% cement, 40% older barrels for 9 months