This domaine is an awesome new discovery!

Domaine des Sables Verts is a relatively new project owned and run by a young couple, Caroline Meurée and her husband, Hervé Maligne. Their project was started in 2019, when the couple took over a sprawling estate covering 16.5 HA spread amongst 5 villages with 33 different plots, with an average vine age of 40 years.

The cellars themselves are dug into the tuffeaux and form a cool, damp home for raising the wines.  In the vineyards, Caroline and Hervé work as naturally as possible. They have had their HVE (Haute Valeur Environnementale) since the outset, but are also working toward full organic certification as well. From the famed “Les Poyeux” vineyard, planted in 1950, a wine with a complex nose of very ripe red fruits (blackcurrants and blueberries), with notes of sweet spices. Ample, velvety, and fresh in the mouth, with a long finish. Good aging potential. 

Pairing: veal, lamb chops, grilled beef, chocolate 

Grape: Cabernet Franc

Viticulture: Organic 

Soil: Deep clay-limestone soil, green sands, and tufa