2023 Chateau Yvonne Saumur-Champigny 'L'Ile Quatre Sous', Loire, France Domaine la Bernarde nothing at all

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2023 Chateau Yvonne Saumur-Champigny 'L'Ile Quatre Sous', Loire, France Domaine la Bernarde nothing at allBiodynamic & certified organic. 100% Cabernet Franc. From a one hectare plot of vines ranging from 15 to 50 years in age. Sandy clay over Turonian era limestone. Hand harvested in small bins in the early morning to keep temperatures low. Native yeast fermentation in concrete vats for three weeks; no pumpovers are performed to limit extraction. Aged for eight months in concrete vats. Bottled unfined and unfiltered with no additions apart from minimal