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New rocks (Domaine des)
In Varrains, 5km from Saumur, the domain of new rocks is located in the heart of the Loire valley.
The very fragmented vineyard consists of 61 plots which extend to 28 hectares in the name Saumur Champigny, for red wines, and Saumur, for white wines.
Limestone (tuffeau) is the strength of our terroir; This porous rock stores humidity in order to redistribute it during the strong periods of drought.
To this is added the influence of the Loire, its tributary and the Fontevraud forest which creates a real microclimate.
The alternation of chalky, sandy and clay soils represents a diversity of terroirs offering endless possibilities with the two unique grape varieties present on the estate: the Cabernet Franc and the Chenin.
Created in 1850 by the Duveau family, Thierry and Marie Germain took over the domain in 1991.
Extending on 12 hectares of Cabernet Franc, the estate is expanded by 2 hectares of Chenin and 8 hectares of Cabernet Franc in 1996.
In 2012, the vineyard enriched new plots: the Clos de l Echelier and the Memoirs.
At the same time, the field was entirely converted into organic cultivation at the end of the 90s, then to biodynamic culture in the early 2000s.
What does the name organize mean?
This can be so diverse depending on the personality of their sire, that it is easier to define what it is not. An author wine is anything but a standard, stereotypical wine, made to please as many people as possible. It is therefore rarely produced in millions of copies, copying itself from vintage in vintage.
An author wine is therefore a wine that does not look like that of the neighbor. Which from year to year will evolve according to the vagaries of the weather and the mood of the author - the two that can be linked. Because the author does not rely on market studies to carry out his boat. He makes his wine as he feels, as he likes, as he can, sometimes ... and too bad if he does not please everyone.
This is why author wines are sometimes classified as "table wine" or "France wine". Because the winemaker did not plan the authorized grape variety*, makes the assembly or vinification recommended in the name **. He is often a bit rebellious, our author. But that is why we like it! ... That said, author's wines are not systematically marginal: they are present in most of the appellations, and can be part of the elite of these this***. Because they are not content to have personality: they are good, in addition! With in general aDegree of TorchabilityVery high: we never tire of it at the end of the first sip.
As author's wines are not chaptalized, levied, hacked ... They can have very different profiles depending on the vintage. It is up to us (resellers and consumers) to accept them as they are, and to remain faithful to the producers, because they need us to continue their activity.
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* For example, theTouriga Nacionalin the Minervois, or theSyrahIn Forez ribs. They are crazy, these authors!
** Some winegrowers dare to produceSweety with Mourvèdre or oneNatural sparkling with Pineau d'Aunis
*** Like those of Jean-François Ganevat in the Jura or Zind-Humbercht in Alsace
