2019 Anjou Villages Ultima Terra
And to think it all began in 2003! The exceptional position of the terroir on red schists gives a concentrated cuvée of great finesse. No doubt this 2023 cuvée will delight lovers of the estate's wines with its substance, its grain and its presence too. You may not know it, but Sauveroy and Ultima Terra are for life! A bottle for enthusiasts! And above all, don't forget that the ageing potential is tremendous, much higher than people think. A great wine in the making.
- A single warm parcel on red schist, vinified separately since the 2003 heatwave.
- 24 days' slow maceration, then 18 months in new 225-litre barrels.
- Black fruit, blackcurrant and spice; 14% alcohol, 15 to 20 years' ageing.
- Grape
- Cabernet Franc
- Alc
- 14%
- Terroir
- Red schists
- Ageing potential
- 15 to 20 years
- Serve
- 17°C, opened 2 hours ahead
Tasting Notes
The colour is deep, black. Ultima Terra 2023 shows an intense expression of fruit, and its bouquet releases scents of black fruit, blackcurrant jam and spice. The palate is marked by lovely harmony and tannins of exceptional finesse. Superbly complex, Ultima Terra 2023 will go a very long way! This vintage is a great wine of emotion.
Winemaking
The black grapes are harvested at full ripeness. Maceration is then carried out favouring gradual, slow extraction during fermentation, for 24 days. Then, after two rackings, the wine goes down to mature for 18 months in new 225-litre barrels. This ageing gives Ultima Terra a unique dimension, while keeping the expression of our terroir and our grape variety.
History
At Sauveroy there is an exceptional plot of vines whose subsoil is warm and where water is never in excess. With the 2003 heatwave, we decided to vinify this plot separately and create Ultima Terra. Since this terroir regularly gives astonishing ripeness, it was possible to age the wine in new barrels for at least 18 months. A risky bet in the first year, with an element of adventure... but the result went beyond our hopes: we managed to reproduce a secret used by the best, while keeping the expression of our terroir.
Distributed in Australia by Principal Wine.