Chateau de Chaintres Saumur Rose 'Les Hirondelles' 2024 NY Times The granite-based soils give a

The granite-based soils give a “vertical acidity” to the resulting wine

“Valdibà” is her youthful expression of the Dogliani DOCG

and musky flowers supported by firm minerality and tangy acidity

Cornalin was the first red variety planted in the Valais region centuries ago and remains exclusive to the valley

who produced dense and relatively serious examples of the variety that developed for years in the cellar

Chateau de Chaintres Saumur Rose 'Les Hirondelles' 2024 NY Times The granite-based soils give aChteau de Chaintres is a 15 hectare estate established in 1675 by Oratorian monks of Notre Dame des Ardilliers. It is situated in the heart of Saumur Champigny on soils of sand, clay, and tuffeau. In 2018, the estate converted to biodynamics (certified as of 2020), and dialed in their cellar work to attain new levels of minerality and precision. The estates phenomenal Saumur Ros is pure Cabernet Franc, pressed directly, fermented spontaneously, and