{"product_id":"domaine-des-sables-verts-les-poyeux-saumur-champigny-2023","title":"Domaine des Sables Verts Les Poyeux Saumur-Champigny 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eDomaine des Sables Verts Les Poyeux Saumur-Champigny \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegion: Loire, France\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage: 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottle size: 75cl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrape: Cabernet Franc\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABV: 12.5%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe wine display a deep purple color. The nose opens with aromas of blueberry, blackcurrant and charred bell peppers with hints of eucalyptus. The palate is full and velvety, supported by soft tannins and a fine balance between sweet spice and bright freshness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiButtonBase-root MuiAccordionSummary-root Mui-expanded\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e‘Les Poyeux’ is Caroline and Herve’s first single-vineyard Saumur Champigny. They own 1.8 hectares of ‘Les Poyeux’ located in the commune of Chacé. ‘Les Poyeux’ is one of the Loire’s most famous red-wine sites, world renowned as one of the coveted Clos Rougeard cuvées. The vines were planted in the 1950s on deep silica-limestone soils, green sand and tuffeau that result in elegant wines with ripe flavours and velvety tannins.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiButtonBase-root MuiAccordionSummary-root Mui-expanded\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiButtonBase-root MuiAccordionSummary-root Mui-expanded\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eThe grapes were hand harvested and transferred into stainless steel tanks by gravity. Following a 20 day period of maceration, the wine was fermented in stainless steel tanks using indigenous yeasts. Sulphite levels were kept at a minimum and ‘Les Poyeux’ was then aged for about 16 months in barrels and lightly filtered prior to bottling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiButtonBase-root MuiAccordionSummary-root Mui-expanded\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root accordion_paragraphSection__v26kt MuiTypography-body1\"\u003eCaroline Meurée and Hervé Malinge are a young winemaking couple who met while studying in Bordeaux. Despite neither being from the Loire Valley, in 2019, they bought Domaine des Sables Verts in the heart of Saumur-Champigny and embarked on their first vintage. Domaine des Sables Verts comprises 16 hectares of organically farmed vineyards, spread across Varrains, Chacé, Saumur, Souzay-Champigny and Parnay. 15 hectares are planted with Cabernet Franc and just one with Chenin Blanc. These vineyards sit on deep, clay-limestone soils, rich in tuffeau and a green sand known as ‘sables verts’. It was this soil type that inspired the domaine’s name.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"London End Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64529749115257,"sku":"201131523","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0506\/5405\/2509\/files\/DomainedesSablesVertsLesPoyeuxSaumur-Champigny.png?v=1789121425","url":"https:\/\/www.londonendwines.com\/products\/domaine-des-sables-verts-les-poyeux-saumur-champigny-2023","provider":"London End Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}