Domaine Filliatreau, Saumur-Champigny Vieilles Vignes, 2010 SO102825 Istine GS There’s a transparency to the

There’s a transparency to the fruit and a mineral cut that places this closer in spirit to mountain-grown Rhône Grenache or even a serious cru Beaujolais

aged 13 months in 500-liter casks

delicate fruit

and sand deposited seven to eleven million years ago

and there’s a cool graphite note that gives it a quietly serious core

Domaine Filliatreau, Saumur-Champigny Vieilles Vignes, 2010 SO102825 Istine GS There’s a transparency to thePaul Filliatreau didn't just make wine in Saumur Champignyhis work with old vine Cabernet Franc effectively put the appellation on the map, helping turn this corner of the Loire into one of the world's reference points for the grape. This Vieilles Vignes comes from the family's oldest parcels around Chaintres and the surrounding clay limestone communes southeast of Saumur, with some vines pushing 50 to 100 years old. It's 100% Cabernet Franc, fully