Antoine Sanzay Saumur-Champigny La Paterne 2024 LD25SALE The 50 year-old site also

The 50 year-old site also has significant sentimental value above and beyond its deep loess soils – it was a part of their wedding gift

Luxury without weight

far from the sweet pink stereotype

and Cabernet Sauvignon

a serious streak of salt

Antoine Sanzay Saumur-Champigny La Paterne 2024 LD25SALE The 50 year-old site alsoAntoine Sanzay farms in the most rarefied neighborhood in the Loire, Saumur Champigny, next door to legends like Clos Rougeard, and he's carrying the torch for Cabernet Franc as a serious, ageable wine. La Paterne is his most welcoming cuvee: 100% Cabernet Franc from 45 plus year old vines rooted in iron rich clay and limestone over the region's signature tuffeau chalk. It's certified organic, fermented with wild yeast in concrete, and raised mostly