Antoine Sanzay, 2010 Saumur-Champigny 'Les Poyeux'

No.6 | What’s in my Glass

Bonjour from the Loire!

I am in the Cabernet Franc motherland for the next handful of days for the trade tasting salons. This is my second time doing this dog and pony show, and I couldn't be more elated to be here. I mean, where else in the world could you taste this much Cabernet Franc over the course of a four day period? No where.

Since arriving, in the span of just a few hours, I’ve had the pleasure of enjoying a Crémant de Loire (traditional method) sparkling rosé of 100% Cabernet Franc from Saumur, a glass of Bourgueil ‘Les Aubuis’ from Aurélien Revillot, a 2010 Saumur-Champigny from Antoine Sanzay’s Les Poyeux parcels, and un petit ‘night cap’ of Chinon Rosé from Château du Petit Thouars.

This is heaven.

This evening at dinner I enjoyed a bottle of 2010 Saumur-Champigny ‘Les Poyeux’ from Antoine Sanzay. I have always thought of tasting older Loire Cabernet Franc as a privilege, and this bot…