Country: France
Region: Savennières, Maine-et-Loire
Appellation: Vin de France
Grape variety: 100% Chenin
Style: White
ABV: 12% by vol.
Yield: 25 ha/hl
Terroir: Silty clay, a predominance of schist. Savennières.
Average age of vines: Young vines (maximum age 15 years)
Farming: Dry-farmed. Certified organic. Treatments are limited to vegetal decoctions and manure, essential oils, and herbs (nettle, horsetail and comfrey), with minimal doses of copper.
Harvest: By hand, with a portion of the grapes harvested before peak maturity to provide additional freshness (and the majority harvested late, at full maturity).
Vinification: Direct press (horizontal press à plateau). Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts. No fining. No filtration. Bottled by hand.
Aging: Fiberglass, 6+ months
Sulfur added: 0.5 g/Hl following alcoholic fermentation.
Region: Savennières, Maine-et-Loire
Appellation: Vin de France
Grape variety: 100% Chenin
Style: White
ABV: 12% by vol.
Yield: 25 ha/hl
Terroir: Silty clay, a predominance of schist. Savennières.
Average age of vines: Young vines (maximum age 15 years)
Farming: Dry-farmed. Certified organic. Treatments are limited to vegetal decoctions and manure, essential oils, and herbs (nettle, horsetail and comfrey), with minimal doses of copper.
Harvest: By hand, with a portion of the grapes harvested before peak maturity to provide additional freshness (and the majority harvested late, at full maturity).
Vinification: Direct press (horizontal press à plateau). Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts. No fining. No filtration. Bottled by hand.
Aging: Fiberglass, 6+ months
Sulfur added: 0.5 g/Hl following alcoholic fermentation.