Château de Chaintres - Saumur-Champigny 1989 (750ml)
Price: $99.99
| Producer | Château de Chaintres |
| Country | France |
| Region | Loire Valley |
| Varietal | Cabernet Franc |
| Vintage | 1989 |
| Sku | 200718 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Château de Chaintres Description
The Château de Chaintres itself is stunning: a mid-17th-century mansion that combines bucolic charm and gentle majesty in a manner quite particular to this part of the Loire. In 1675, the Oratorian monks of the Notre Dame des Ardilliers constructed a wall around fifteen hectares adjacent to the château, in the sunniest and most favorable terroir in the immediate area. This clos is situated on a subtle but notable slope and contains a variety of different soils within its confines. The current owners, the de Tigny family, has owned the property since 1938, having revived viticulture in the clos upon acquiring the estate; in fact, a good number of the vines planted back then are still in production.
The property’s tuffeau makes for ever-transparent Cabernet Franc thrives in the heat-retaining sand that covers the limestone in many parts of the clos. Notably, Cabernet Franc from this appellation—a small and particularly gifted appellation within greater Saumur—can possess a complexity and longevity that belie its fresh, finesse-driven demeanor, and we are fortunate enough to be able to offer a scant quantity of library wine to prove that point.
1989 Vintage was the best vintage of the 1980s and 1990s combined! The growing season was long, warm and dry. The resulting wines were dense and complex. The Cabernet Franc this year was for the record books. These are wines to enjoy or hold.
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