Domaine du Collier Saumur La Ripaille Rouge 2020 Pinot Noir Christina Pickard" - 96/100

Christina Pickard" - 96/100

Complex and balanced

It has a fine structure

fine spice and a mineral thread of real precision running through the palate to a long

The winemaking approach is characteristically restrained: destemmed and fermented on skins

Domaine du Collier Saumur La Ripaille Rouge 2020 Pinot Noir Christina Pickard" - 96/100If La Charpentrie Rouge is the more muscular, concentrated expression, La Ripaille is its more refined, aromatic counterpart and the two cuves together reveal just how much this single estate can say about Saumur's Cabernet Franc. While the reputation of Clos Rougeard was built primarily on age worthy Cabernet Francs from Saumur Champigny, the identity of Domaine du Collier is rooted in the grand whites of Chenin Blanc from the limestone rich