Bobinet - 'Californie' - Pineu d'Aunis, Cabernet Franc, Chenin Blanc - Loire Valley, FR - 2023

Notes from the Winery/Importer

This wine is chill able, grillable, aaaaaaand delishable?Just fun for the sun in a bottle. Emaline and Sebastien made this with their buddy Josh Eubanks, the man & myth who brings us these beautiful wines.

Grape Varietal: Cabernet Franc, Chenin Blanc, and Pineau d'Aunis
Saumur, Loire Valley, France
Organic farming
Unfined/Unfiltered
No sulfur added
12% ABV

Notes on the Producer

The domaine is situated outside Saumur, in the village of Beaulieu. Most of the vines are within walking distance of the cellar, on the slopes of Saumur (in the Hauts de Dampierre), some are a little further, between Dampierre and Souzay.

The terroir in Saumur is distinguished by the ubiquitous tuffeau, the soft, white limestone rock that was used to build the famous castles of the Loire Valley. The tuffeau’s distinctive characteristic is its ability to restore the water reserves to the vines’ roots, which are able to dig deep down due to the softness of the stone. As limestone has a basic PH, wines from vines anchored in this type of soil are characterised by a wonderful acidity.

But terroir isn’t only about soil. The topography, the climate and the cultural practices of the winemaker are also factors which form the identity of the terroir.
The landscape in Saumur is characterised by the Loire, the great and wild river overlooked by our plots on the slopes. The region is green and lush, many forests and groves having been preserved. Our vineyards aren’t lost in a sea of endless vines. As a result, the ecosystem is abundant and very diversified.

We have a temperate, mainly oceanic climate, sunny and not too rainy except in exceptional cases (2012 and 2013).