Saumur Blanc Brézé
At a Glance
- Size: 1.07 ha (2.64 ac)
- Variety: Chenin Blanc
- Vine Age: Planted in 1933 and 1952
- Terroir: Sandy-clay soils on soft limestone bedrock.
- Viticulture: Organic. Guyot-Poussard pruning, 5,500 vines per hectare.
- Vinification: Hand harvested and carefully sorted in the vineyard. Pressed with whole clusters, ambient yeast fermentation in tanks and barrels. Aged for 12-18 months on the fine lees in barrels (new and 1-2 years old).