Winemaker Notes
Saumur Champigny Rouge is the original red wine produced at the domaine from the exceptional terroir around Parnay known as "La Côte." It's one of the finest Cabernet Francs from the Loire, and has the seemingly indefinite ageing potential of all truly great wines.
Professional Ratings
-
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2021 Saumur Champigny from Château Yvonne, derived from vines planted in clay-limestone soils with a chalky bedrock named "tuffeau," offers up aromas of cassis, blueberries, violet and dark wild berries. Medium to full-bodied, it’s structured and dense with powdery tannins and a long, mineral finish. Matured for one year in used barrels followed by an additional year in the bottle before release, it’s deep and round.
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.