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Location: France, Loire, Saumur
Winemaker: Sylvain Dittière & Pauline Foucault
Grapes: Cabernet Franc
Soil: Sand, limestone, silex
Winemaking: Fermented with indigenous yeasts in concrete tank; the juice is transferred by gravity into a combination of used/new barrels. Aged for 18-24 months.
From us at M&L: ‘Les Pouches’ is from a single parcel of vines in Montreuil-sur-Bellay. Black fruits, pine tree sap, bruised violets, black licorice. Heavily aromatic but drinks with shocking delicacy despite its breadth. Decant now, or age another 5-10 years.
From the Importer Avant Garde: Sylvain Dittiere, nicknamed “TonTon”, grew up in Saumur where his parents were growing roses. After studying oenology, he interned with Gerard Gauby, Marc Tempe, Thierry Germain and Antoine Foucault.
Upon returning to the Loire in 2010, Sylvain started La Porte Saint Jean. He was able to find a vineyard in Saumur-Champigny that was organically farmed and yields that were no more than 40hl/ha. The Cabernet Franc is planted on sand, silt, clay with a subsoil of limestone. From this parcel, he crafts two cuvees; La Porte Saint Jean & Les Beaugrands. Recently, Sylvain added 2 more vineyards; Les Cormiers planted with Cabernet Franc in the AOC Saumur and his white parcel planted with old vines of Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc respectively called Saut Mignon and La Perlee.
Sylvain makes no concessions; the work in the vineyards is intense and precise to reach each years' ripeness and balance. As well, detailed oriented “TonTon” makes a strict sorting. In terms of vinification, all natural with a bit of SO2 at the end bottled without filtration or fining, the aging takes place in a combination of used barrels from Bordeaux, Burgundy and the Rhone.
Clearly within a few years, Sylvain has become one of the most talented vigneron in the region.
Location: France, Loire, Saumur
Winemaker: Sylvain Dittière & Pauline Foucault
Grapes: Cabernet Franc
Soil: Sand, limestone, silex
Winemaking: Fermented with indigenous yeasts in concrete tank; the juice is transferred by gravity into a combination of used/new barrels. Aged for 18-24 months.
From us at M&L: ‘Les Pouches’ is from a single parcel of vines in Montreuil-sur-Bellay. Black fruits, pine tree sap, bruised violets, black licorice. Heavily aromatic but drinks with shocking delicacy despite its breadth. Decant now, or age another 5-10 years.
From the Importer Avant Garde: Sylvain Dittiere, nicknamed “TonTon”, grew up in Saumur where his parents were growing roses. After studying oenology, he interned with Gerard Gauby, Marc Tempe, Thierry Germain and Antoine Foucault.
Upon returning to the Loire in 2010, Sylvain started La Porte Saint Jean. He was able to find a vineyard in Saumur-Champigny that was organically farmed and yields that were no more than 40hl/ha. The Cabernet Franc is planted on sand, silt, clay with a subsoil of limestone. From this parcel, he crafts two cuvees; La Porte Saint Jean & Les Beaugrands. Recently, Sylvain added 2 more vineyards; Les Cormiers planted with Cabernet Franc in the AOC Saumur and his white parcel planted with old vines of Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc respectively called Saut Mignon and La Perlee.
Sylvain makes no concessions; the work in the vineyards is intense and precise to reach each years' ripeness and balance. As well, detailed oriented “TonTon” makes a strict sorting. In terms of vinification, all natural with a bit of SO2 at the end bottled without filtration or fining, the aging takes place in a combination of used barrels from Bordeaux, Burgundy and the Rhone.
Clearly within a few years, Sylvain has become one of the most talented vigneron in the region.