Antoine Sanzay Saumur-Champigny La Paterne 2024 agrapart Winemaker Grant Coulter — formerly

Winemaker Grant Coulter — formerly of Beaux Frères — has run the cellar since 2016

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direct pressed and fermented naturally before aging for 1 year thereafter all in amphora

Antoine Sanzay Saumur-Champigny La Paterne 2024 agrapart Winemaker Grant Coulter — formerlyAntoine 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