This is another of the bottles 'liberated' from the French Independent Wine Growers tasting at Lords on Tuesday. This Domaine cuvée comes from the lighter sandy soils on the higher part of the Château de Chaintres, this is an innovation that Richard Desouche has introduced since he took over from long time manager Krishna Lester. The photo below shows pickers in the parcel used to make the Domaine Saumur-Champigny.
Easy drinking the Domaine wine is dominated by red fruits and is a wine to enjoy rather than to analyse. Although it will probably keep a couple of years or so, I'd drink it young while giving the more structured Château de Chaintres time in bottle.
Picking at Chaintres October 2005 – pickers are in the parcel of sandy soil beyond the wall
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Staying in Saumur there is a very positive review of the wonderful Pot de Lapin here on the A slice of ex-pat(é) blog.
Staying in Saumur there is a very positive review of the wonderful Pot de Lapin here on the A slice of ex-pat(é) blog.
