2018 Thierry Germain (Roches Neuves), Saumur-Champigny Rouge, Clos de l'Echelier Site_La Joie du Palais ” Ponce’s disciplined restraint—no new

” Ponce’s disciplined restraint—no new oak and no heavy extraction - take this grape to the next level

an early adoption shows the care with which the vineyards have been treated for nearly three decades

The vineyards are planted on albariza

” a reference to the exposure that gives the wine its naturally open

The cat is already hiding

2018 Thierry Germain (Roches Neuves), Saumur-Champigny Rouge, Clos de l'Echelier Site_La Joie du Palais ” Ponce’s disciplined restraint—no newThierry Germains meticulous approach at Domaine des Roches Neuves centers on an intimate understanding of his parcels, employing strict biodynamic farming to ensure vine health and physiological ripeness. The Clos de l'Echelier, a 1. 4 hectare site in Dampierre sur Loire, is defined by exceptionally shallow topsoila mix of clay, silt, and sandresting directly upon *craie verte*, a middle Turonian tuffeau chalk with high glauconitic and micaceous