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Château de Villeneuve - Saumur-Champigny Le Grand Clos 2019

Name: Château de Villeneuve - Saumur-Champigny Le Grand Clos 2019
Brand: Château de Villeneuve
Rating: 4.1 (7 reviews)

Saumur-Champigny|Red wine|Organic

4.1/5 (7 customers)

95/100

Bettane & Desseauve

93/100

RVF

Cabernet Franc

fruity

concentrate

deep

ageing wine

"Made for storage!"

This is the Clos that surrounds the château! It is only produced in vintages with excellent maturity. A red wine that always needs a few years to fully reveal itself, with great finesse, energy, and magnificent fruit concentration. Superb balance!

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Estate

Château de Villeneuve

Vintage

Le Grand Clos

Vintage

2019

Designation

Saumur-Champigny

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

Cabernet Franc

Terroirs

Turonian clay-limestone soils

Viticulture

Certified organic

Grape harvest

Manuals

Wine making

Total destemming before vatting, with 28 days of fermentation, manual punching down in 40-hectoliter truncated cone-shaped wooden vats, no chaptalization, feeding of the vats by conveyor belt in accordance with the harvest.

Livestock farming

14 months, 50% in 12-hectoliter wooden vats and 50% in 600-liter barrels

Alcohol content

13%

Organic

Yes

Nose

Cost of ripe red berries

Mouth

Ripe, mellow tannins, lovely energy, subtle balance between concentration and freshness, chalky notes with slightly toasted notes on the finish.

Serve

At 14-16°C

Open

1 hour before in a carafe

Drink before

2029

Food and wine pairings

Enjoy with veal rolls stuffed with prunes, leg of lamb, cheese...

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Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2024 guide) 95/100

Rated estate (2025 guide) 4 stars (Producers of very high quality, those who are the pride of French vineyards)

About the estate:

Always present on his estate, Jean-Pierre Chevalier has passed on his passion for wine to his two daughters, Caroline and Cécile. They make the most of this limestone hillside in Souzay, where the Clos de la Bienboire opens the ball with a delicious red wine, followed by the velvety and refined Vieille Vigne cuvée. The whites are not to be outdone, the wines age perfectly in the bottle and the older vintages are benchmarks. With prices that remain attractive, this is one of the most exciting certified organic estates in the region.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide to the Best Wines of France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Wine rated (2024 guide) 93/100

Rated estate (2025 guide) 2 stars (These very large estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, deserve a place in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).

About wine:

Denser and deeper, Grand Clos 2019 reveals lovely graphite notes and magnificent fruit concentration. Its powerful tannins would benefit from being channeled in the cellar for a few more years.

About the estate:

Villeneuve has historically been a great terroir for dry and sometimes sweet Chenin Blanc (Coteaux de Saumur appellation), with remarkable aging potential. Jean-Pierre Chevallier manages the family vineyard, partly located on the spectacular Souzay hillside, with high standards and passion. Reflecting the character of this limestone hillside, this Bordeaux-trained oenologist produces consistent, colorful reds with freshness. He has gradually refined his winemaking techniques and established himself as one of the greatest stylists in the Saumur region. We are completely won over by his perfectly balanced wines, which offer sensual interpretations of Cabernet Franc without compromising their origins.

Customer rating

4.1/5

based on 7 reviews