Domaine de l'Enchantoir / Saumur

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Purchased in 2016 by the dynamic Brunet family, an estate raising pristine cuvées of Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc.  Viticulture is certified organic, with minimal adds in the winery.  As a set all wines show a lovely balance between fruit, texture and some awesome minerality, particularly contrasting through the three reds.

The area has a colourful history, with the chalk soils tunnelled extensively during the Second World War as hiding for the French resistance; it’s not uncommon for the ground to give way on occasion and sink a tractor.  The estate also offers two reds under the relatively new appellation of Saumur Puy-Notre-Dame, which are renowned for more intense and long-lived expressions.

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  • Domaine de l’Enchantoir Clos du Petit Chavannes 2017

    $ 77.00 incl. GST

    100% Cabernet Franc, grown on tufa (chalky limestone).  Fermented in concrete vats and aged in seasoned oak for 12 months.  Saumur Puy-Notre-Dame appellation.

    Ruby colour, this is deep.  Aromas of violets, jammy fruit, black forest berries and a broad spice spectrum.  An impression of just-ripeness, not green but a finely tread balance which makes this quiet captivating.  Awesome length and mineral energy.

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