Domaine du Collier, Saumur-Champigny Charpentrie Rouge, 2013 nrhonecount091724 20% Catarratto

20% Catarratto

Cottà is a standout

and grilled stone fruit that lingers on the palate and evolves with water addition

Organic farming in conversion but not yet certified

Domaine du Collier, Saumur-Champigny Charpentrie Rouge, 2013 nrhonecount091724 20% CatarrattoAntoine Foucault grew up at Clos Rougeard, the most legendary address in Saumur, learning from his father Charly before striking out to found Domaine du Collier in 1999. The Charpentrie Rouge is old vine Cabernet Franc from one of the estate's prize lieux dits, farmed organically and made with the same low intervention rigor as his famous family: wild yeast, long aging without racking, minimal sulfur. Production is tiny. This bottle has a decade plus