Chateau Yvonne

The vineyard of Château Yvonne then comprised only 5 hectares, but it had already been farmed organically since 1998, and it was certified Organic in 2007. Today, the vineyard of Château Yvonne extends over 11 hectares (8 ha of Loire reds and 3 ha of Loire whites), spread across 28 plots of Cabernet Franc and Chenin. Located between the communes of Parnay and Montsoreau, the vineyard of Château Yvonne is composed exclusively of Chenin (Blanc) and Cabernet Franc (Rouge), planted on a soil made up of lacustrine limestone. In the cellar, housed in old troglodytic caves, the work aims to be as non-interventionist as possible. Harvests are done by hand, barrel ageing is long, and the wines are neither fined nor filtered. Among the red wines, the cuvée Château Yvonne La Folie is produced from the plots of Clos Lintier, des Chalonges and des Pierres Blanches, themselves located in the commune of Champigny. "La Folie" from Château Yvonne is a Cabernet Franc that was vinified for 4 weeks in a concrete tank with indigenous yeasts. After malolactic fermentation, ageing takes place in wooden foudres for 12 months. In pursuit of finesse and freshness, this cuvée "La Folie" exhales aromas of dark fruits, a purple robe and a full-bodied palate with silky tannins and flavours of strawberry, raspberry and cherry. With a cellaring potential of approximately 5 years, this wine is best enjoyed young and fruit-forward, though it is recommended to decant it before tasting. The Château Yvonne Saumur Champigny 2018 offers a first nose marked by dark, ripe fruits such as Burlat cherry, with notes of vanilla. On the palate, one finds a structured and full wine with elegant tannins that are already well-developed, but its solid structure gives it an excellent ageing potential. The cuvée Château Yvonne Saumur blanc "Gory" is a sumptuous, ripe and indulgent chenin, with yellow fruits and candied citrus, which reveals behind its very fruity aromatic bouquet a broad and full palate of great balance. The whole is refined and elegant, with a salinity that gives energy to the finish, and there is no doubt that it can develop beautifully over 5 to 7 years. It should be noted that the estate has been following a biodynamic approach since 2012, which can only reinforce the criteria of meticulous care brought to the entire production of Château Yvonne.

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