Chateau de Villeneuve - Saumur-Champigny - Clos de Bien Boire red 2023

The Clos de Bien Boire du Château de Villeneuve comes from one of the estate's best parcels. Isolated, it produces wines with silky tannins, great freshness and very expressive fruit. A great success for the 2023 vintage to be tasted over 5 years!Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2021: 91/100 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.