Antoine Sanzay - Saumur Champigny Les Poyeux 2017 (1.5L)

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Antoine Sanzay Description

Antoine Sanzay took over the domaine in Varrains in 1999, becoming the fifth generation to be in charge of this family-run vineyard which was founded around 1880. Before 1999, Antoine’s grandparents used to take their grapes to the local wine cooperative. Within three years he had stopped working with the cooperative and was producing his own wine. Today the vineyard covers an area of 28 hectares which is spread out over Varrains and the neighbouring districts. It includes three hectares of Chenin, as well as four hectares of the wonderful Poyeux terroir. The soils are essentially siliceous limestone and clay limestone. Since 2014, the vineyard has been worked organically with indigenous yeasts used for vinification. This domaine has established itself as one of the very finest of this appellation thanks to wines which are hugely fruity, focused and fresh and have tannins of great finesse. There is a huge demand for these wines from Loire wine enthusiasts. These are must-try wines, and as far as we are concerned, Sanzey is one of the very best winemakers in this region.

Vinous: 95 Points

If there"s a Cabernet Franc vineyard you need to know in the Saumur Champigny - or the Loire or the world for that matter - Les Poyeux is probably it. Made famous by Clos Rougeard, Sanzay just happens to have 55-year-old vines on this site, which is known for its very shallow topsoil, giving easy access to the limestone subsoil. The 2017 Les Poyeux is elegance in a glass. On the nose, it is all woody herbs, mint and ripe strawberry and red, cherry fruit, but the real delight is not in its aromas but its silken texture that conveys this intensely concentrated wine in a pure and refined package. The honed chalky tannins provide two upright lines on either cheek as if a soldier standing on guard is framing the wine. This is a wine that will leave you feeling serene and satisfied. - Rebecca Gibb MW