Antoine Sanzay Saumur-Champigny La Paterne 2024 Esthers Bottled outside the appellation system

Bottled outside the appellation system as Vin de France

2020 was a sun-soaked

Introduced as a single-vineyard bottling in 1921

It's the kind of California Chardonnay that prioritizes tension and freshness over weight

Antoine Sanzay Saumur-Champigny La Paterne 2024 Esthers Bottled outside the appellation systemAntoine Sanzay farms in the most rarefied neighborhood in the Loire, Saumur Champigny, next door to legends like Clos Rougeard, and he's carrying the torch for Cabernet Franc as a serious, ageable wine. La Paterne is his most welcoming cuvee: 100% Cabernet Franc from 45 plus year old vines rooted in iron rich clay and limestone over the region's signature tuffeau chalk. It's certified organic, fermented with wild yeast in concrete, and raised mostly