Domaine Mélaric: Tasting & Drinking
I adore elegance in wines and that is one of the reasons Saumur and the associated appellations have moved further onto my radar in recent years. There are a handful of domaines here, names such as Antoine Sanzay, Domaine des Roches Neuves, Clos Rougeard, Château de Villeneuve, Antoine Foucault and no doubt one or two others who are turning out wines of purity and elegance, the fruit character in the reds straight and framed by the limestone structure, the whites tense and polished. Domaine Mélaric (sometimes referred to as Clos Mélaric, I note), despite its very short history, is another name to add to this list.
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