Domaine Arnaud Lambert
Domaine Arnaud Lambert Saumur Champigny Montée des Roches - (Saint-Cyr-En-Bourg) 2021
Domaine Arnaud Lambert Saumur Champigny Montée des Roches - (Saint-Cyr-En-Bourg) 2021
Rich mouthfeel of dark earth and forest floor, spare in fruit and evolves into a perfectly supple and finely textured Cabernet Franc.
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Terroir: Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg – terroir on Turonian Superior bedrock, resulting in precise and firm wines. Eastern exposure.
0-20 cm: mostly clay, with silt and sand topsoil
20-50 cm: layer of silt and sand
50cm and below: soft Turonian Superior limestone bedrock
Variety: Cabernet Franc
Vine Age: 35 years old
Viticulture: Organic (certified)
Elevage: In barrel (225-liter, 3 years old) for 7 to 12 months. The wine is then racked to stainless steel tank for 6 months and bottled during summer.
Vinification: 100% de-stemming (gentle to maintain whole berries). Indigenous yeast fermentation in stainless steel or concrete tank. Maceration by ‘infusion’, lasting 15 to 21 days with no extraction. The wine is then pressed, with free-run and pressed juice separated.
The Producer
Arnaud Lambert joined the winery founded by his father in 2005. The domaine covers about 30 hectares of vineyards in the appellations of Saumur and Saumur-Champigny. The viticulture was converted organic in 2009 and biodynamic in 2018, in the pursuit to un-earth the true potential of each terroir. Today, Arnaud is known as one of the most prominent Loire growers practising low-intervention, precise winemaking, remarkably distinguished from the mass-producing cooperatives that dominate the region.
