Roches Neuves (Thierry Germain), Saumur-Champigny Franc de Pied, 2016 100325OFFER " Antonio Galloni

" Antonio Galloni

The Sassella cru is the estate's most celebrated site

Zesty citrus notes compliment the classic juniper of London dry gin

marked by dark fruits and smoky touches

where thick-skinned grapes develop concentrated color and flavor from extended hang time above the fog line

Roches Neuves (Thierry Germain), Saumur-Champigny Franc de Pied, 2016 100325OFFER " Antonio GalloniThierry Germain has turned Roches Neuves into one of France's reference points for biodynamic winegrowing, and Franc de Pied is among his most distinctive wines: Cabernet Franc planted on its own ungrafted roots, without the usual American rootstock that has protected European vines since phylloxera. Working that way is risky and rare, but Germain believes it produces wines of deeper, more direct terroir expression. Farmed biodynamically in Saumur