Domaine Filliatreau, Saumur-Champigny Vieilles Vignes, 2009 Continue Selling OOS with 25% less rain than

with 25% less rain than the average (at the time)

the estate refuses even copper sulfate in the vineyards

Its lively acidity and mineral backbone also make it a delightful aperitif for moments of celebration

While it is already impressive

The result is crystalline and mineral

Domaine Filliatreau, Saumur-Champigny Vieilles Vignes, 2009 Continue Selling OOS with 25% less rain thanFilliatreau's Vieilles Vignes is the cuve that defined modern Saumur Champigny the estate's founder, Paul Filliatreau, reshaped the whole appellation's reputation for Cabernet Franc, and this old vine bottling is the flagship. It comes from mature parcels around the historic hamlet of Chaintres, on shallow soils over the Turonian tuffeau chalk that gives Saumur Champigny its signature freshness and mineral cut. This is the 2009, a famously warm, ripe