Loire Valley

Saumur Blanc

Athlètes du Vin

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Type

White Wine

Appellation

Saumur

Variety

Chenin Blanc

A nuanced white Saumur with tangy and fruity notes, all in a structured spirit.

Viticulture

Soil type

Limestone clay

Vine age35 years

Vinification

Manual harvest, no maceration, cold fermentation, direct pressing

ElevageAgeed on lees for 3 - 4 months until filtration

More about
the producer

Athlètes du Vin

Founded in 1999

Négociant hectares

Les Athlètes du Vin is a négociant project focused on typical, value-driven wines from the Loire Valley. The idea was conceived by a group of French winemakers called Vini Be Good, who work together to distribute their wines across France. The wines are vinified by various members of the Vini Be Good network using their own grapes or grapes purchased from friends and neighbors in the Loire. We are proud to present these wines made by their friends and family, as several of the cuvées are vinified by Gérard Vallée, brother of Mathieu Vallée from Château Yvonne.

The labels for Les Athlètes du Vin are drawings by French artist, illustrator, and cartoonist Michel Tolmer, who has been the unofficial lead artist of the French natural wine movement since the 1990s.