Marie de Beauregard Chinon

The name “Marie de Beauregard” is a homage to the wife of the first owner of the water mill where the wines are aged. Quality and respect for nature have always been the philosophy of Vignobles Guy Saget. Brought up in the vineyards, the Saget brothers, Jean-Louis and Christian, learned from a very young age to love and respect the soil. Vignobles Guy Saget sources two-thirds of the production in the Loire Valley from their estates with the remainder from long-term relationships with families of wine growers. This Chinon wine is the result of the vinification of a unique grape variety called Cabernet Franc and was selected by 2 producers whose wine areas are located at the confluence of the Vienne and the Veron, a favorite gathering spot for Graves and Perruches. The wine growers generously reserve several prime plots for us each year.

The terroirs of Chinon are gravel-sand, clay-sand, and rich in what the locals describe as "tuffeau jaune,“ a yellowish rock made from a combination of sand and fossils over 90 million years ago. It is highly porous, absorbing water rapidly but disseminating it slowly, which is ideal for high-quality viticulture.

Grapes are mechanically harvested and very carefully sorted so as to avoid any vegetal trace. Before being put in the vat, the grapes are de-stalked and crushed. A five day pre-fermentation maceration enables a slow abstraction of the phenolic compounds. A regulated vinification with a maximum 82°F peak and minimal mechanical intervention enables the extraction of very silky tannins. The wine is barrel aged for nine months in second-use French oak to let the wine breathe while developing more structure and fruity aromas.

This wine displays a radiant crimson hue with ruby tints. The nose reveals pronounced aromas of peonies, then an array of red berry notes, followed by roasted aromas. The palate is rich and well balanced, flooding with harmonious woody and spicy notes.