About Côme Isambert - Cristal Closed

Loire, France

My philosophy is to produce wines and ciders reflecting the diversity and richness of the terroirs of the Loire Valley / Normandy and to promote through various cuvees the complementarity of cultivars: grapes as Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc, Grolleau noir, Grolleau gris, Gamay as well as apples, pears. I work only with gravity and give the wines time to finish their natural processes without adding any additives.

Clos Cristal – Hospices de Saumur / Cuvée Cristal Closed

Vintage: 2015
Grower name: Côme Isambert - Cristal Closed
Appellation: AOP Saumur-Champigny
Region: Loire
Country: France

Colour: Red
Style: Still
Sweetness: Dry
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Franc

Soil type: Chalk, Sand
Vessel type: Wood - Old oak, Stainless Steel

Unfined.
Unfiltered.
Low sulphite.

Notes on additives, aids & processing used:

No temperature control.
Hand Harvested
Organic/Biodynamic/Equivalent
Total Sulphites: 15 mg/L
This wine is fermented spontaneously.
Other Information:Blend from Cabernet franc fermented and aged in tank (2/3) and in 600 liters wooden barrels (1/3)., Bottled on the 9th of september 2016