2023 Domaine Antoine Sanzay Saumur-Champigny La Paterne Loire, France Cruse Wine Co. Cande is very careful in

Cande is very careful in his way of working and with agaves “capones” that can reach up to 16 years

5 tons per hectare

the Corton-Charlemagne is massively scaled—both intensely mineral and nearly unctuous in its sappiness of fruit—and its 50% new oak is all but swallowed by the wine’s sheer concentration

Leo's vineyard site at 600m is the highest in the appellation

•Maceration lasts approximately 3 weeks before décuvage

2023 Domaine Antoine Sanzay Saumur-Champigny La Paterne Loire, France Cruse Wine Co. Cande is very careful inCERTIFIED ORGANIC 100% Cabernet Franc Clay and limestone terroir, with high iron content in the soil 45+ year old vines De stemmed Indigenous yeast Fermented in concrete for 25 days Aged in 60% cement, 40% older barrels for 9 months