Sylvain Dittière

Les Beaugrands La Porte Saint Jean Saumur Champigny Cabernet Franc

9.251 ratings
9.316 pro ratings
Saumur-Champigny, Anjou-Saumur, Loire Valley, France
Cabernet Franc
Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Hard Cheese, Blue Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Potato, White Rice, Herbs, Tomato-Based, Pasta, Mushrooms, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Beef, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Lamb, Turkey, Pork, Duck, Venison
Top Notes For
Peter van den Besselaar

Vintage 2014 / great balance

Vintage 2014 / great balance

Feb 8th, 2019
Peter van den Besselaar

Vintage 2015 - By jove! What a tremendous good #saumur from #cabernetfranc. Só smooth and elegant it drinks like lemonade. Wagonloads red fruit in smell, hint of spices. Lots of finesse. Either this plot ‘Les Cormiers’ is excellent or Silvain Dittière is a magician. Probably both. #loirefunk @delectable this is ‘Les Cormiers’

Vintage 2015 - By jove! What a tremendous good #saumur from #cabernetfranc. Só smooth and elegant it drinks like lemonade. Wagonloads red fruit in smell, hint of spices. Lots of finesse. Either this plot ‘Les Cormiers’ is excellent or Silvain Dittière is a magician. Probably both. #loirefunk @delectable this is ‘Les Cormiers’

Apr 15th, 2018
Sylvain Rhainds

Sylvain had this 9 years ago

Sylvain had this 9 years ago

1 person found it helpfulNov 28th, 2015
Tom Kobylarz

A touch reduced and a little bret, but not overbearing. The signature of the perfume and texture is there like 2012 but with a level lower in volume. The fruit is on par with 2012 but the structure and texture is more subtle.

A touch reduced and a little bret, but not overbearing. The signature of the perfume and texture is there like 2012 but with a level lower in volume. The fruit is on par with 2012 but the structure and texture is more subtle.

1 person found it helpfulNov 11th, 2015
Nathaniel DiMaggio

Beautiful but would prefer a touch more richness/weight.

Beautiful but would prefer a touch more richness/weight.

Feb 24th, 2017
Chris MacLean

Lots of funky cheese notes to go with this integrated and complex Loire cab franc.

Lots of funky cheese notes to go with this integrated and complex Loire cab franc.

Oct 24th, 2016
Tom Kobylarz

Loire Cabernet Franc styled like a red Burgundy, elegance and finesse abound in this beautiful wine. Similar notes tto last bottle of 2012, but with more finesse. #cabfranc #loire #saumurchampigny

Loire Cabernet Franc styled like a red Burgundy, elegance and finesse abound in this beautiful wine. Similar notes tto last bottle of 2012, but with more finesse. #cabfranc #loire #saumurchampigny

Mar 28th, 2016
Michele Smith

Sommelier/Wine Director Brooklyn Fare

9.4

Bottle from dinner at Bissoh Deux Restaurant Japonais. Best meal in Beaune and great wine list.

Bottle from dinner at Bissoh Deux Restaurant Japonais. Best meal in Beaune and great wine list.

Dec 31st, 2015
Tom Kobylarz

One of the best wines of 2015 for me so far, absolutely a top 10. Pure #cabernetfranc from a new-ish producer started this label with 2010. We were told the nose was reduced when opened so make sure you decant. By the time it made it to us it was open for business with perfume, come hither aromatics. The nose and palate gave cherries, cassis, a touch of subtle spice, with a core of minerality and freshness. The palate has weight with plush and silky grain, fresh and lively on the palate with a mineral rock core. #loire

One of the best wines of 2015 for me so far, absolutely a top 10. Pure #cabernetfranc from a new-ish producer started this label with 2010. We were told the nose was reduced when opened so make sure you decant. By the time it made it to us it was open for business with perfume, come hither aromatics. The nose and palate gave cherries, cassis, a touch of subtle spice, with a core of minerality and freshness. The palate has weight with plush and silky grain, fresh and lively on the palate with a mineral rock core. #loire

Nov 11th, 2015
Chris MacLean

Awesome dirty, floral, stony, forrest berry goodness.

Awesome dirty, floral, stony, forrest berry goodness.

Oct 20th, 2015