2020 Domaine du Collier, Saumur Rouge, La Ripaille Producer_Noel Bazin A true pleasure

A true pleasure

The 2018 vintage brought significant solar warmth and concentration

consider roasted nuts

but it is one of the most pure and pleasurable wines made in the region

2020 Domaine du Collier, Saumur Rouge, La Ripaille Producer_Noel Bazin A true pleasureAntoine Foucault farms his Cabernet Franc parcels in the La Ripaille lieu dit of Brz with a rigor centered on soil health, eschewing synthetic inputs to encourage deep root penetration into the site's signature tuffeau bedrock. In the cellar, his approach is defined by minimal intervention, relying on native yeast fermentation followed by an extended, undisturbed levage of up to 36 months in a cold, subterranean environment. The 2020 vintage,