René-Noël Legrand: Tasting & Drinking
The portfolio of wines here is interesting, seemingly swinging from one extreme to another in terms of élevage. The two lower-level cuvées, Les Lizières and Les Terrasses, are as already described aged in vat and bottled fairly early. Thus they are free of notable oak influence, and are typical of the lighter, easy-drinking style of Saumur-Champigny that Paul Filliatreau must have once hawked around the bistros of Paris. Then it is onto La Chaintrée and Les Rogelins, both wines that are aged in oak. The first of these sees 24 months, more than many cru classé châteaux in Bordeaux would subject their wine too. The latter sees even longer in wood, in some recent vintages up to 30 months.
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