Maunoury ‘Consonance’ Rouge 2022
Location: France, Loire, Saumur Puy-Notre-Dame
Winemaker: Jonathan Maunoury
Grapes: 70% Cabernet Franc, 30% Pineau d'Aunis
Soil: Calcareous, chalky soil with a tuffeau subsoil. 70% Cabernet Franc and 30% Pineau d'Aunis, planted in 1997 and 2009. 50 cm deep clay-limestone soil on a tuffeau rock. Plot on a slope of 63 meters to 70 meters altitude.
Winemaking: Organic farming. Hand harvest. Spontaneous fermentation with whole bunches, maceration of 9 days in stainless steel and fiberglass. Maturation for 7 months in barrels. Then bottled without clarification and filtering and without sulphites.
From the Importer Steven Graf: Puy-Notre-Dame is a little hill of chalk 20 kilometers south of the city of Saumur, sort of on the border of between the more limestone bedrock of the greater Saumur region, and the more superficial soils of Anjou noir. In 2015, after studying with such illustrious vignerons as Marc Angeli, Vouette and Sorbée, Pierre Gonin, Chandon de Briailles, and -naturally- Melaric, Jonathan settled in this little goldilocks zone of tuffeau vineyards. (Tuffeau is this sort of wet and crumbly bedrock that makes up all the caves of Saumur including the ones you walked through at La Dive! It's alluvial like schist, but not so much, and it produces a lot of power, but not as much as pure limestone).
Anyway, as a result of this interesting terroir and it being one of the driest places in France, the wine here is known for its muscularity and aromatic complexity. Also because it tastes very good. That's no more so the case than with this very cool lineup we've got from Jonathan spanning 4 vintages and many different exposures. Something for everyone here: completely biodynamic, without additives, and as clean as can be.
Location: France, Loire, Saumur Puy-Notre-Dame
Winemaker: Jonathan Maunoury
Grapes: 70% Cabernet Franc, 30% Pineau d'Aunis
Soil: Calcareous, chalky soil with a tuffeau subsoil. 70% Cabernet Franc and 30% Pineau d'Aunis, planted in 1997 and 2009. 50 cm deep clay-limestone soil on a tuffeau rock. Plot on a slope of 63 meters to 70 meters altitude.
Winemaking: Organic farming. Hand harvest. Spontaneous fermentation with whole bunches, maceration of 9 days in stainless steel and fiberglass. Maturation for 7 months in barrels. Then bottled without clarification and filtering and without sulphites.
From the Importer Steven Graf: Puy-Notre-Dame is a little hill of chalk 20 kilometers south of the city of Saumur, sort of on the border of between the more limestone bedrock of the greater Saumur region, and the more superficial soils of Anjou noir. In 2015, after studying with such illustrious vignerons as Marc Angeli, Vouette and Sorbée, Pierre Gonin, Chandon de Briailles, and -naturally- Melaric, Jonathan settled in this little goldilocks zone of tuffeau vineyards. (Tuffeau is this sort of wet and crumbly bedrock that makes up all the caves of Saumur including the ones you walked through at La Dive! It's alluvial like schist, but not so much, and it produces a lot of power, but not as much as pure limestone).
Anyway, as a result of this interesting terroir and it being one of the driest places in France, the wine here is known for its muscularity and aromatic complexity. Also because it tastes very good. That's no more so the case than with this very cool lineup we've got from Jonathan spanning 4 vintages and many different exposures. Something for everyone here: completely biodynamic, without additives, and as clean as can be.
Location: France, Loire, Saumur Puy-Notre-Dame
Winemaker: Jonathan Maunoury
Grapes: 70% Cabernet Franc, 30% Pineau d'Aunis
Soil: Calcareous, chalky soil with a tuffeau subsoil. 70% Cabernet Franc and 30% Pineau d'Aunis, planted in 1997 and 2009. 50 cm deep clay-limestone soil on a tuffeau rock. Plot on a slope of 63 meters to 70 meters altitude.
Winemaking: Organic farming. Hand harvest. Spontaneous fermentation with whole bunches, maceration of 9 days in stainless steel and fiberglass. Maturation for 7 months in barrels. Then bottled without clarification and filtering and without sulphites.
From the Importer Steven Graf: Puy-Notre-Dame is a little hill of chalk 20 kilometers south of the city of Saumur, sort of on the border of between the more limestone bedrock of the greater Saumur region, and the more superficial soils of Anjou noir. In 2015, after studying with such illustrious vignerons as Marc Angeli, Vouette and Sorbée, Pierre Gonin, Chandon de Briailles, and -naturally- Melaric, Jonathan settled in this little goldilocks zone of tuffeau vineyards. (Tuffeau is this sort of wet and crumbly bedrock that makes up all the caves of Saumur including the ones you walked through at La Dive! It's alluvial like schist, but not so much, and it produces a lot of power, but not as much as pure limestone).
Anyway, as a result of this interesting terroir and it being one of the driest places in France, the wine here is known for its muscularity and aromatic complexity. Also because it tastes very good. That's no more so the case than with this very cool lineup we've got from Jonathan spanning 4 vintages and many different exposures. Something for everyone here: completely biodynamic, without additives, and as clean as can be.