• Famille Ogereau

    • Anjou Blanc En Chenin

    At a Glance

    • Size: About 4 ha (9.88 ac)
    • Variety: Chenin Blanc
    • Vine Age: Oldest vines planted in the 1910s, youngest planted in 1995
    • Terroir: Several northeast and southeast-facing parcels on the left bank of Layon river, silt and gray schist soil (Brioverian metagreywacke)
    • Viticulture: Organic (certified)
    • Vinification: Whole bunches pressed directly, separation of free-run juice, light decanting, indigenous yeast fermentation, partial malos (about 50%). Aged for about 8 months on lees in older 400L and 500L barrels (40%), in 20 hL puncheons (40%), and buried tanks lined with sandstone tiles (20%). Unfined, light filtration.

    Additional Info

    These vines grow on gentle slopes near the village of Saint Lambert du Lattay. A few of the parcels actually used to go into the domaine's Coteau du Layon Saint-Lambert cuvée.