2018 Thierry Germain (Roches Neuves), Saumur-Champigny Rouge, Clos de l'Echelier Site_La Joie du Palais unfiltered

unfiltered

the wine is shaped by the region’s specific geological density and high-altitude cool-climate influences

a unique grape from Bairrada

The cat is already hiding

2018 Thierry Germain (Roches Neuves), Saumur-Champigny Rouge, Clos de l'Echelier Site_La Joie du Palais unfilteredThierry Germains meticulous approach at Domaine des Roches Neuves centers on an intimate understanding of his parcels, employing strict biodynamic farming to ensure vine health and physiological ripeness. The Clos de l'Echelier, a 1. 4 hectare site in Dampierre sur Loire, is defined by exceptionally shallow topsoila mix of clay, silt, and sandresting directly upon *craie verte*, a middle Turonian tuffeau chalk with high glauconitic and micaceous