Antoine Sanzay Saumur-Champigny La Paterne 2024 TBO holding the traditional line while

holding the traditional line while the appellation modernized around him

Melo is Raphael Saint-Cyr's co-ferment of Gamay

but the Leydier family also makes one of the appellation's most reliable reds

allowed the roussanne to fully express itself : elegance

Antoine Sanzay Saumur-Champigny La Paterne 2024 TBO holding the traditional line whileAntoine Sanzay farms in the most rarefied neighborhood in the Loire, Saumur Champigny, next door to legends like Clos Rougeard, and he's carrying the torch for Cabernet Franc as a serious, ageable wine. La Paterne is his most welcoming cuvee: 100% Cabernet Franc from 45 plus year old vines rooted in iron rich clay and limestone over the region's signature tuffeau chalk. It's certified organic, fermented with wild yeast in concrete, and raised mostly