Roches Neuves (Thierry Germain), Saumur-Champigny Les Memoires, 2016
Les 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 collection, it's showing savory, layered complexity while keeping its freshness. Decant and give it time in the glass.
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Les 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 collection, it's showing savory, layered complexity while keeping its freshness. Decant and give it time in the glass.
