2024RomainGuiberteau‘ChaidelaDive’SaumurRose,Loire,France

<p>Variety: Cabernet Franc</p><p>Surface Area: About 4 ha (9.88 ac)</p><p>Vine Age: Between 10 and 35 years</p><p>Terroir: From multiple sites in Berrie, Puy-Notre-Dame, and Montreuil-Bellay.</p><p>• Berrie: clay-sand soil over Turonian limestone, south and southwest-facing, 76m altitude, early-ripening.</p><p>• Puy-Notre-Dame: silty-sandy-clay soils over Turonian limestone, south and southwest-facing, 103m altitude.</p><p>• Montreuil-Bellay: clay-sand soil over Jurassic limestone, west and northwest-facing.</p><p>Viticulture: Organic</p><p>Vinification: Pressed with whole clusters, settled for 24 hours and racked, 21-day ambient yeast fermentation in stainless steel tanks between 19°C and 21°C, blocked malolactic conversion (blocked by SO2 and low temperature), aged for 6 months in stainless steel tanks, tangential flow filtration, 20-30 ppm SO2 added after pressing and adjusted after fermentation and before bottling if needed (60 ppm total, 20 ppm free), bottled April 2025.</p>