Château de Villeneuve - Saumur Les Cormiers 2022
94/100 Coup de Cœur
RVF
92/100
Robert Parker
"One of the finest vintages tasted of this cuvée (Le Guide RVF)".
"Les Cormiers promises to be ripe and concentrated in 2022. It's the perfect embodiment of dry, clean, ripe Chenin, with fine shoulders, sculpted by a salient, very salivating finish. Open it now and keep it for ten years or more. One of the finest vintages tasted of this cuvée". (Le Guide RVF 2025).
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Eye
Pale, crystalline colour with green highlights
Nose
Aromas of small white flowers and citrus fruit, with notes of honey and quince.
Mouth
Aromatic and elegant, with a lively, invigorating attack and a very pure, rich, mineral finish.
Serve
Between 9 et 11°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink before
2030
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy as an aperitif, with white meats, sweetbreads in cream sauce, Yakitori chicken brochettes, or fish in sauce, stuffed clams, seafood...
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 4*Stars (Top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)
About the domain :
Jean-Pierre Chevalier has passed on his passion for wine to his two daughters, Caroline and Cécile. They make the most of the Souzay limestone hillside, where Clos de la Bienboire opens the ball with a delicious red, followed by the velvety, refined cuvée Vieille Vigne. The whites are not to be outdone: the wines evolve perfectly in bottle and the older vintages are benchmarks. With prices still attractive, this is one of the region's most exciting certified organic properties.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rated ( 2024 guide) 92/100 (Great wine)
About the wine:
Saumur Les Cormiers 2022, made from Chenin Blanc, exudes a delicate, lively bouquet of pear, white flowers, menthol, spices and spring flowers, followed by a medium- to full-bodied, taut, pure and easy, lively and charming palate, ending with a taut, gourmand and ethereal finish. This is an excellent interpretation of one of Saumur's finest terroirs for dry white wines.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated ( 2025 guide) 94/100 Favorite
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 2*Stars (These great estates, often endowed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the wine:
Les Cormiers promises to be ripe and concentrated in 2022. It's the perfect embodiment of dry, clean, ripe Chenin, with fine shoulders, sculpted by a salient, very salivating finish. Open it now and keep it for ten years or more. One of the finest vintages tasted of this cuvée.
About the domain :
Villeneuve has historically been a great terroir for dry and sometimes sweet chenin blanc (Coteaux de Saumur appellation), with remarkable ageing potential. Jean-Pierre Chevallier manages the family vineyard, partly located on the spectacular Côte de Souzay, with passion and exacting standards. This oenologist, trained at the Bordeaux school of winemaking, is able to translate the expression of this limestone hillside into homogeneous, colorful, fresh reds. He has progressively refined his ageing techniques, consistently establishing himself as one of the greatest stylists on the Saumur landscape. We are totally convinced by his perfectly calibrated wines, which deliver sensual interpretations of Cabernet Franc without denying their origin.
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