Chateau de Villeneuve - Saumur-Champigny - red 2022

The Saumur-Champigny du Château de Villeneuve is a great success. On the palate, it shows real balance sitting on lovely, non-aggressive acidity. The impeccable structure and texture are accompanied by pretty red berries. A great success! Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2019 : 15.50/20 The Château de Villeneuve is one of Saulmur's benchmarks. The 25 hectares surrounding the Chevallier family estate produce complex wines marked by great personality. The vineyards are farmed organically to limit the use of chemicals and enhance the terroir. The wines from Château de Villeneuve are reasonably priced. The reds are full-bodied and deserve to be kept for a few years. The whites shine with elegance. Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2019, domaine 2 étoiles (sur 3) : "Villeneuve historically represents a great terroir for dry white chenin with remarkable ageing potential. Jean-Pierre Chevallier manages the family vineyard, partly located on the spectacular Côte de Souzay, with passion and exacting standards. Translating the expression of this limestone hillside as closely as possible, this oenologist trained at the Bordeaux school gives birth to homogeneous, colorful reds with fresh substance in which the fruit speaks more and more freely.