Domaine Saint-Cyr VdF Melo 2023 2025 L'Assemblage Part 2 and have aged on a

and have aged on a long

From the producer: The latest addition to the Principal Collection

both of variety and terroir

From 50- to 55-year-old Cabernet Franc vines on limestone-rich slopes in Cravant-les-Coteaux

Aged in both American oak and Oloroso sherry butts

Domaine Saint-Cyr VdF Melo 2023 2025 L'Assemblage Part 2 and have aged on aThree grapes, one tank, layered in like a mille feuille. Melo is Raphael Saint Cyr's co ferment of Gamay, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from forty year old vines, stacked in alternating layers in concrete and left to macerate cold and carbonic for a couple of weeks. The white grapes fermenting alongside the red lift the whole thing, and the result is a light, translucent red built entirely for drinking rather than contemplating. It's farmed organically,