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GRAPE VARIETY

Old vine (80 years), Chenin or Pineau de Loire, 100% massal selection

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TERROIR

Middle Turonian clay limestone.
The microclimate of Saumur is the sunniest and driest of the Loire Valley

VITICULTURE

Worked soils; no chemical fertilizers; ripe, healthy grape clusters (simple guyot pruning, suckering, thinning, de-leafing, etc.).
Selection of ripe, non-botrytised grape clusters for a dry white wine style

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VINIFICATION & AGEING

The grapes are transferred directly in a pneumatic press.
After the settling period, alcoholic fermentation takes place in 230-litre Burgundy barrels.
No thermoregulation, no additives.
Ageing: Alcoholic fermentation in barrels (several weeks); no malolactic fermentation.
The wine stays 18 months in barrels with some stirring of the lees (bâtonnage) depending on the vintage to create a fat wine.
Residual sugars and alcohol: < 2 g/L and > 13% ABV

TASTING

Yellow colour with green reflections; complex nose with white exotic fruits (lychee, carambola) and some mineral notes.
Palate is structured, long and fresh, with tart notes of lemon

STORAGE
Conservation: Chenin is known for its long storage time (15 years and more) but most people cannot wait to enjoy its noble aromas
 

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FOOD AND WINE PAIRING
Serve not too cold (10-12 °C) with grilled fish, white meat, hard cheese or fermented cheese, or simply as
aperitif.

Complex

Powerful

Robust

 

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