{"product_id":"domaine-jeanne-germain-saumur-champigny-la-foulee-cabernet-franc-2024","title":"Domaine Jeanne Germain - Saumur Champigny 'La Foulée' Cabernet Franc 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eRed wine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegion: Loire Valley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppellation: \u003cspan\u003eAOC Saumur Champigny \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrape: 100% Cabernet Franc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa foulée\u003c\/em\u003e is the stride of a horse. Jeanne Germain spent twelve years in the saddle before training in animal traction, and she works her soils behind two Ardennais draught horses, Ben and Comtesse. This was her first wine, released in 2019, and it is named for them.The domaine runs to 1.7 hectares around Varrains, Chaintres and Saumur, all Cabernet Franc, farmed alongside her partner Florent. \u003cspan class=\"inline-flex\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cavesa.ch\/en\/saumur-champigny-la-foulee-jeanne-germain-2022-999127\" class=\"group\/tag relative h-[18px] rounded-full inline-flex items-center overflow-hidden -translate-y-px cursor-pointer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative transition-colors h-full max-w-[180px] overflow-hidden px-1.5 inline-flex items-center font-small rounded-full border-0.5 border-border-300 bg-bg-200 group-hover\/tag:bg-accent-900 group-hover\/tag:border-accent-100\/60\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-nowrap text-text-300 break-all truncate font-normal group-hover\/tag:text-text-200\"\u003eCavesa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"transition-all opacity-[0%] h-[17px] absolute right-[0.5px] rounded-r-full flex items-center px-1.5 bg-gradient-to-r from-accent-900\/0 via-accent-900\/100 via-30% to-accent-900\/100 group-hover\/tag:opacity-[100%]\"\u003e\u003csvg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" fill=\"currentColor\" viewbox=\"0 0 256 256\" class=\"transition-all group-hover\/tag:ease-out duration-[500ms] ease-in text-accent-100 group-hover\/tag:scale-[100%] scale-[80%] group-hover\/tag:opacity-[100%] opacity-[0%] -mr-[2px]\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M200,64V168a8,8,0,0,1-16,0V83.31L69.66,197.66a8,8,0,0,1-11.32-11.32L172.69,72H88a8,8,0,0,1,0-16H192A8,8,0,0,1,200,64Z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"inline-flex w-1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"inline-flex\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cavesa.ch\/en\/saumur-champigny-la-foulee-jeanne-germain-2022-999127\" class=\"group\/tag relative h-[18px] rounded-full inline-flex items-center overflow-hidden -translate-y-px cursor-pointer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative transition-colors h-full max-w-[180px] overflow-hidden px-1.5 inline-flex items-center font-small rounded-full border-0.5 border-border-300 bg-bg-200 group-hover\/tag:bg-accent-900 group-hover\/tag:border-accent-100\/60\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-nowrap text-text-300 break-all truncate font-normal group-hover\/tag:text-text-200\"\u003eCavesa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"transition-all opacity-[0%] h-[17px] absolute right-[0.5px] rounded-r-full flex items-center px-1.5 bg-gradient-to-r from-accent-900\/0 via-accent-900\/100 via-30% to-accent-900\/100 group-hover\/tag:opacity-[100%]\"\u003e\u003csvg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" fill=\"currentColor\" viewbox=\"0 0 256 256\" class=\"transition-all group-hover\/tag:ease-out duration-[500ms] ease-in text-accent-100 group-hover\/tag:scale-[100%] scale-[80%] group-hover\/tag:opacity-[100%] opacity-[0%] -mr-[2px]\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M200,64V168a8,8,0,0,1-16,0V83.31L69.66,197.66a8,8,0,0,1-11.32-11.32L172.69,72H88a8,8,0,0,1,0-16H192A8,8,0,0,1,200,64Z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLa Foulée comes off the clay, and that is what sets it apart from her sandier sites. Where those give you crunch and immediacy, the clay gives depth and weight through the middle, and a wine that rewards a little patience in the glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eVines average around twenty-five years. Everything is picked by hand into crates and passed over a sorting table before it reaches the tank. Fully destemmed, close to three weeks on skins, then eight months split between an old twelve hectolitre Marc Grenier foudre and old barrels. Unfiltered, and bottled with no added sulphur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eExpect dark wild berries, a graphite line, gentle spice and a whisper of smoke on the finish. Tannins are fine grained, and the shape is vertical rather than broad. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Full of Life Wine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46872977408172,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0738\/9770\/5644\/files\/Domaine_Jeanne_Germain_-_Saumur_Champigny_La_Foul_e_Cabernet_Franc_2024.png?v=1785833021","url":"https:\/\/fulloflifewine.nz\/products\/domaine-jeanne-germain-saumur-champigny-la-foulee-cabernet-franc-2024","provider":"Full of Life Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}