Saumur-Champigny Les Mémoires

Meat or mushroom-based appetizers or mains.

An 80-are walled vineyard with old vines planted in 1904, overlooking the Loire River. Light groundwork to preserve these old stocks and maintain great floral diversity.

Aged in 2500L foudre for 12 months

Manual harvest in wooden crates, harvest sorting table before vatting using a conveyor belt. Fermentation in an open 45 hl cement vat at 16°C to 22°C to draw out the most possible aromas and richness; fermentation finished at a temperature of 24°C.

Serious wines are produced at this estate run by the charismatic Thierry Germain. His approach is closer to a Burgundy wine-maker than a typical Loire producer. This 50-acre domaine situated in a superb viticultural location in the appellation of Saumur-Champigny has been a winery since 1850. Germain from a long line of Bordeaux winemakers arrived here in 1991 attracted by the region’s perfect balance of grape varietal climate and 'terroir' which he considers one of the finest in France. The vineyard is worked in a natural way with the goal of keeping the vine and the soil at its healthiest and Thierry has become a fully-fledged advocate of biodynamics.