Retour La Source du Ruault - Saumur-Champigny - Senseï - Rouge - 2017
COUNTRY/REGION: Loire Valley
DESIGNATION: AOP Saumur-Champigny
COLOR: Red
VINTAGE: 2017
GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Cabernet Franc
ALCOHOL: 13 vol.
CONTENT: 75 cl
The tasting
Color Dark red with violet highlights.
Nose A nose marked by Cabernet Franc, of great purity and freshness, with intense graphite flavors.
Palate This cuvée has a full-bodied, generous structure underlined by well-coated, almost velvety tannins. A remarkable wine for long ageing.
The sommelier's advice
Temperature Serve between 14 and 16°C.
Food Pork shank with lentils, oven-roasted veal chops, beef tenderloin tournedos.
Cellar ageing From now until 2034
The estate and the wine
The estate and the wine Jean-Noël Millon isn't a newcomer, yet his rise to prominence is relatively recent: La Source du Ruault has recently garnered considerable acclaim and stands out as one of the essentials of the Loire region. With 10 hectares in Saumur, this intimate address, certified organic, is teeming with innovations and is raising its standards vintage after vintage.
Wine Derived from 80 ares of clay-limestone soils, harvested at high maturity, the 2017 red Saumur-Champigny Senseï reveals itself in great purity, intensely graphite. The fleshy palate, combining a beautiful density of material with perfectly ripe fruit and magnificent freshness, is generous with enveloped tannins, almost velvety. A remarkable 2017, a pinnacle of Cabernet, which undoubtedly will endure the decade! The Selection Committee's Crush rated it 93/100.
Vinification Hand-harvested, harvested at full maturity, direct pressing, 21-day maceration, blended with 10% presses, aged 12 months in barrel.

Certified organic wine.
AWARDS
AWARDS A favorite vintage rated 93/100 by our committee!