Domaine Filliatreau, Saumur-Champigny Vieilles Vignes, 2009 giftnote-exclude and the wind-swept exposure that

and the wind-swept exposure that defines the Eola–Amity Hills

and while the family name alone would sell wine

vibrant notes of cocoa

with layers of hazelnut

88 proof vodka distilled from organic New York State corn and crafted by artisans

Domaine Filliatreau, Saumur-Champigny Vieilles Vignes, 2009 giftnote-exclude and the wind-swept exposure thatFilliatreau's Vieilles Vignes is the cuve that defined modern Saumur Champigny the estate's founder, Paul Filliatreau, reshaped the whole appellation's reputation for Cabernet Franc, and this old vine bottling is the flagship. It comes from mature parcels around the historic hamlet of Chaintres, on shallow soils over the Turonian tuffeau chalk that gives Saumur Champigny its signature freshness and mineral cut. This is the 2009, a famously warm, ripe