Chateau Yvonne Saumur Champigny La Folie 2023

Château Yvonne La Folie 2023 is an organic Loire red from the Saumur-Champigny AOC, made from 100 % Cabernet Franc grown on clay-limestone soils in the vineyards of Champigny-sur-Loire and surrounding parcels. The fruit is hand-harvested, naturally fermented with indigenous yeasts in 50 hl concrete vats, and aged for about 12 months in a combination of older foudres and seasoned barriques before bottling unfined and unfiltered with minimal sulphur.

In the glass it shows a clear ruby-red colour with purple highlights and a pretty, fresh nose of raspberry, cherry, violet and subtle hints of blackcurrant and pepper, all framed by a gently herbaceous Loire character.