Le Petit Saint Vincent
Le Petit Saint Vincent
Dominque Joseph represents the fourth generation of vignerons who have grown and vinified Cabernet Franc in Saumur Champigny. His family estate is located in the heart of the appellation in the very quaint Loire Valley town of Varrains. The 13 hectares of vineyards that he and a small team farm are located around the village on modestly rolling slopes of clay and limestone over tuffeau.
Farming and making wine is practiced naturally, without the use of chemical herbicides, pesticides or other vinous additives. Dominque crafts a focused range of wines that sing so beautifully of the region. From the irreverent bubbly known as Cab à Bulles to the single vineyard Les Clos Lyzières, there is an apropos wine to be enjoyed at virtually any occasion from Le Petit Saint Vincent.
Petit Saint Vincent Cab a Bulles Petillant Naturel Rosé NV
Cab à Bulles is the quintessential pétillant naturel! Composed of 100% Cabernet Franc, it is to be enjoyed young, fresh and with virtually all manner of fare.
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VARIETIES: 100% Cabernet Franc
APPELLATION: Vin Mousseux de France
VINEYARD: : From estate vineyards planted to Cabernet Franc around the village of Varrains
AVERAGE VINE AGE: 20 years
VINIFICATION: No de-stemming; 2 hours skin contact before direct pressing and cold settling for 24 hours; indigenous yeast fermentation initiates at low temperatures in stainless steel tank and completes in bottle.
AGING: 6 months. Riddling and disgorgement by done by hand. No SO2 added at bottling
Petit Saint Vincent "Pélo" Saumur Rouge
Cuvée Pélo (Dominique’s childhood nickname) exhibits rich fruit, fine tannins and freshness all at once. It is a classic rendition of Saumur Champigny.
Cuvée Pélo (Dominique’s childhood nickname) exhibits rich fruit, fine tannins and a freshness all at once. It is a classic rendition of Saumur Champigny.
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VARIETIES: 100% Cabernet Franc
CLASSIFICATION: Saumur Champigny
VINEYARD: : From estate vineyards planted to Cabernet Franc around the village of Varrains
AVERAGE VINE AGE: 50 years
VINIFICATION: 100% de-stemming; 22 – 30 day maceration in concrete vats; fermentation with
controlled temperature; pigeage; délestage and remontage in order to elicit good color and fine tannins.
AGING: 90% concrete vat & 10% in 3-5 year oak barrique for 12 months.
Petit Saint Vincent Clos Lyzières Saumur Champigny Rouge
Les Clos Lyzières comes from a choice parcel of Cabernet Franc vines just outside the village of Varrains. Vinified and aged entirely in concrete vat. The objective: to showcase the most pure expression of fruit from these soils.
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VARIETIES: 100% Cabernet Franc
CLASSIFICATION: Saumur Champigny
VINEYARD: : From estate vineyards planted to Cabernet Franc around the village of Varrains
AVERAGE VINE AGE: 55 years
VINIFICATION: 100% de-stemming; 22 – 30 day maceration in concrete vats; fermentation with
controlled temperature; pigeage; délestage and remontage in order to elicit good color and fine tannins.
AGING: 100% concrete vat 6-8 months
Petit Saint Vincent "Les Poyeux" Saumur Champigny
Les Poyeux comes from a choice parcel of Cabernet Franc vines planted on gently sloping hillsides. The vineyard orientation is southwest facing, and the soils are characterized as having a higher degree of sandier soils than neighboring vineyard sites. Dominique Joseph’s second and very impressive release from one of the top vineyard sites in appellation.
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VARIETIES: 100% Cabernet Franc
CLASSIFICATION: Saumur Champigny
VINEYARD: : .85 hectare of estate vineyards in the lieu dit of Les Poyeux. Certified organically farmed.
AVERAGE VINE AGE: 55 years
VINIFICATION: 100% de-stemming; 22 – 30 day maceration in concrete vats; fermentation with controlled temperature; pigeages; délestages and remontages in order to elicit good color and fine
tannins.
AGING: 225L barrels (2-4 years) for approximately 12 months. Racked 3 times. Bottled un-fined & lightly
filtered.
Petit Saint Vincent "Les Perruchets" Saumur Blanc
Dominique Joseph’s Saumur Blanc is a rarity indeed, as he is one of the last vignerons to cultivate chenin blanc in the Saumur lieu-dit known as Les Perruchets. Bright and intense, with notes of grapefruit and mineral, and complemented by just the slightest nuance of oak for richness and complexity. Low yielding vines and very limited production.
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VARIETIES: 100% Cabernet Franc
CLASSIFICATION: Saumur AOC
VINEYARD: : Organically farmed estate vines in the lieu-dit known as Les Perruchets.
AVERAGE VINE AGE: 30-80 years
VINIFICATION: Hand harvested, direct press (pneumatic press) and settling of must at cool temperatures
for 18 hours. Vinification via native yeasts in oak barrel at cool temperatures.
AGING: Oak barrels with light batonnage for 10 months.