Saumur Rouge Les Arboises
At a Glance
- Size: 1.00 ha (2.47 ac)
- Variety: Cabernet Franc
- Vine Age: Planted in 1957
- Terroir: Monopole on the hill of Brézé, south-facing, rocky, sandy-silt soil over a chalky limestone bedrock.
- Viticulture: Organic (AB, 2007)
- Vinification: Sorted in the vineyard, 100% de-stemmed, 2-4-week ambient yeast fermentation in concrete tanks, aged for 18 months in barrels (80% new, 20% 1-3-years-old), blended and aged for an additional few months in steel tanks, bottled and aged for a further few months before release, filtered.