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La Porte Saint Jean, Saumur Champigny, 2024

Red Wine from Loire, France
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If the central Loire feels like Burgundy in the 1980s, with a wave of new growers taking Cabernet Franc and Chenin to a new level, then Sylvain Dittière is the kind of name you want to know before everyone else does. This is his Saumur-Champigny, Cabernet Franc from a certified-organic parcel of sand, silt and clay over limestone, kept to yields of no more than 40 hectoliters per hectare. He makes only two cuvées from that parcel, and this is the one that carries the domaine's name. Dittière, nicknamed "TonTon," grew up in Saumur, where his parents grew roses. After studying oenology he learned his craft from Antoine Foucault, Thierry Germain, Marc Tempé and Gerard Gauby, then came home in 2010 to start La Porte Saint Jean. Like those mentors, he makes pure, natural wines, and within a few years he had become one of the region's most talented vignerons. His Cabernet Franc shows its limestone and still has real structure and intensity: serious Loire red, made by a grower who's still on the way up.

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More about La Porte Saint Jean

The central Loire Valley is one of the most exciting and dynamic wine cultures on planet Earth. It feels like Burgundy in the 1980s, with a host of new producers taking over the vines and bringing the local Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc to an entirely new level. This is a revolution that will not be televised, but that can be drunk! A fine example is Sylvain Dittière, who started his domaine, Porte Saint Jean, only in 2010. But Sylvain is no newbie: He learned to make wine from Antoine Foucault (who by the way is now reported to be making the wines at Clos Rougeard). After follow-up internships with Thierry Germain, Marc Tempé, and Gerard Gauby, he was already very well pedigreed when he started making wines under his own label. No surprise, Dittière opted to follow his mentors in making wines that are pure and natural. The wines are very much in the style that is emerging from this Central Loire scene: they capture the natural essence of Chenin and Cabernet Franc grown in their limestone-rich terroirs, but they are not afraid to show the structure and intensity that seem to have been picked up through the power of inspiration from Burgundy and Bordeaux.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Cabernet Franc

  • Vintage

    2024

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Earthy

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Herb-roasted chicken, pork rillettes or pâté de campagne, grilled Toulouse sausages, a mushroom and Comté tart, or steak frites.

Tasting Profile

Expect the classic Saumur-Champigny profile: red cherry, raspberry and violet, with a leafy, peppery edge and a chalky, stony note from the limestone. Typically medium-bodied, with fresh acidity and fine but firm tannins, it finishes dry, savoury and long. Think of a brighter, more mineral red Bordeaux without the weight.

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