Antoine Sanzay Saumur-Champigny La Paterne 2024 TBO but the Leydier family also

but the Leydier family also makes one of the appellation's most reliable reds

a co-harvest and co-vinification of 80% Syrah and 20% Chasselas fermented together in old oak

holding the traditional line while the appellation modernized around him

allowed the roussanne to fully express itself : elegance

picked mainly in the Kestener Paulinshofberg

Antoine Sanzay Saumur-Champigny La Paterne 2024 TBO but the Leydier family alsoAntoine Sanzay farms in the most rarefied neighborhood in the Loire, Saumur Champigny, next door to legends like Clos Rougeard, and he's carrying the torch for Cabernet Franc as a serious, ageable wine. La Paterne is his most welcoming cuvee: 100% Cabernet Franc from 45 plus year old vines rooted in iron rich clay and limestone over the region's signature tuffeau chalk. It's certified organic, fermented with wild yeast in concrete, and raised mostly