Winemaker Notes
Located on the hillside, just above the Chateau du Hureau and its cave, the Lisagathe terroir deserves without any doubt the highest rating amongst Saumur-Champignys. Half a dozen “Coup de Coeur” in the Hachette Wine Guide, top scores in the French and international wine press: this cuvée rewards us amply for all the hard work and care we devote to it each year.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Among the Saumur-Champignys, the Lisagathe vineyard located on the hillside just above the château is one of the finest. The 2016 Saumur-Champigny Lisagathe offers a dark color with a deep, intense yet fine and floral bouquet of dark berries and cherries intermixed with some bloody meat aromas. Round and charmingly elegant on the palate, the 2016 combines suppleness, ripeness and concentration with fine tannins and good freshness. The wine is very long and promising. Tasted in February 2019.
Cabernet Franc, a proud parent of Cabernet Sauvignon, is the subtler and more delicate of the Cabernets. Today Cabernet Franc produces outstanding single varietal wines across the wine-producing world. Somm Secret—One of California's best-kept secrets is the Happy Canyon appellation of Santa Barbara. Here Cabernet Franc shines as a single varietal wine or in blends, expressing sumptuous fruit, savory aromas and polished tannins.
Marked by great châteaux built with the same tuffeau limestone that is also responsible for the excavation of so many of the famed Loire caves, Saumur is famous for its Chenin blanc based sparkling wines. Inside the Saumur region, Saumur-Champigny creates some of the Loire’s greatest Cabernet Francs.