Roches Neuves (Thierry Germain), Saumur-Champigny Les Memoires, 2016 so022325 luis seabra then two years of patient

then two years of patient aging in 25-hectoliter Slavonian botte

This white is made to drink young

crème de cassis

and the cool mineral signature of the bedrock below

modern take from Castilla-La Mancha at an exceptionally friendly price point

Roches Neuves (Thierry Germain), Saumur-Champigny Les Memoires, 2016 so022325 luis seabra then two years of patientLes Memoires is Thierry Germain's deepest expression of Saumur Champigny, made from a tiny old vine parcel and aged in large used oak foudres so that terroir, not oak, leads the way. Germain bought Roches Neuves in 1991 and built it into one of France's great biodynamic estates, and this site specific Cabernet Franc is his statement wine. This is the 2016, a classic and structured Loire vintage with the backbone to age. Now mature and from a private