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SAUMUR ROUGE « 253 »
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| THE GRAPE VARIETY |
Cabernet Franc 100%
vines 25 to 50 years old.
Yield around 40 hl per hectare
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| THE SOIL |
A blending of two parcels on limestone. (turonien)
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| VINIFICATION |
Harvest extremely sound, selection of the ripest grapes,
very slow pressing. Fermentation with natural yeast in
oak vats for part of the crop. Long maceration, minimum
30 days.
No filtration.
Ready to be sold after 18 months in the bottle, matured
in our cellar.
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| WHY « 253 » ? |
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Since 1975, the winemakers of our village LE PUY NOTRE
DAME have been striving for a village appellation “SAUMUR
PUY NOTRE DAME”
We have used the administration number of this village
“253”
We are now allowed to use this NEW appellation for the
vintage 2006.
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