Château de Villeneuve - Saumur-Champigny Le Grand Clos 2019

Name: Château de Villeneuve - Saumur-Champigny Le Grand Clos 2019
Brand: Château de Villeneuve
Rating: 4.2 (6 reviews)

Saumur-Champigny|Red wine|Organic

Loire

Red

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To keep

4.2/5 (6 customers)

95/100

Bettane & Desseauve

93/100

RVF

cabernet franc

fruity

concentrate

deep

long-keeping wine

"Tailored for the guard!

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

Features

Estate

Château de Villeneuve

Cuvée

Le Grand Clos

Vintage

2019

Designation

Saumur-Champigny

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

Cabernet Franc

Terroirs

Turonian clay-limestone soils

Viticulture

Certified organic

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Total destemming before vatting, with 28 days in vats, manual punching of the cap in 40 hectolitre truncated wooden vats, no chaptalization, vats fed by conveyor belt with respect for the harvest.

Breeding

14 months, 50% in 12 HL wooden vats and 50% in 600L barrels

Alcohol content

13%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Nose

Fresh, ripe red berries

Mouth

Ripe, mellow tannins, good energy, subtle balance between concentration and freshness, chalky notes with a lightly toasted finish.

Serve

AT 14-16°C

Open

1 hour before decanting

Drink before

2029

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with veal paupiettes with prunes, leg of lamb, cheeses...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2024 guide) 95/100

Domain rated (guide 2024) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)

About the domain :

The talented Jean-Pierre Chevalier, a leader in the Saumur region, makes the most of Souzay's limestone slopes using organic farming methods (certified in 2013). Clos-de-la-bienboire is a von de gourmandise. The cuvée vieilles vignes is dense, with a refined velvety texture. The whites are all recommendable. The wines evolve perfectly in bottle, with worthy old vintages. One of the region's most exciting domains .

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

Wine rated (2024 guide) 93/100

Domaine rated (2024 guide) 2*Stars (These great estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, because of their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).

About the wine:

Denser and deeper, Grand Clos 2019 reveals lovely graphite notes and magnificent concentration of fruit. Powerful tannins that should be channeled in the cellar for a few more years.

About the domain :

Villeneuve has historically been a great terroir for dry and sometimes sweet chenin blanc (Coteaux de Saumur appellation), with remarkable ageing potential. Jean-Pierre Chevallier manages the family vineyard, partly located on the spectacular Côte de Souzay, with passion and exacting standards. This oenologist, trained in the Bordeaux school of winemaking, is able to translate the expression of this limestone hillside into homogeneous, colorful, fresh reds. He has progressively refined his ageing techniques, consistently establishing himself as one of the greatest stylists on the Saumur landscape. We are totally convinced by his perfectly calibrated wines, which deliver sensual interpretations of Cabernet Franc without denying their origin.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.2/5

on 6 reviews