Domaine Filliatreau, Saumur-Champigny Vieilles Vignes, 2005 so090624 geek roundup offer and soft spice

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Pollinator delivers elegance

The balance between fresh acidity and textural richness makes this a wine for adventurous dinners—seafood

interwoven with floral notes of violets and lavender

Pierre Ferrand’s 1840 Original Formula is crafted in Cognac’s Grande Champagne from Ugni Blanc grown on chalky soils

Domaine Filliatreau, Saumur-Champigny Vieilles Vignes, 2005 so090624 geek roundup offer and soft spiceDomaine Filliatreau is the name that put Saumur Champigny on the map Paul Filliatreau's work with Cabernet Franc in the 1960s and '70s single handedly redefined what this Loire appellation could be, and the Vieilles Vignes is the bottling that made the case. The fruit comes from old vine parcels around the historic hamlet of Chaintres, on shallow soils over Turonian tuffeau chalk, which gives the wine its trademark mineral lift and freshness. This is