Anjou Blanc Effusion
At a Glance
- Size: 1.4 hectares (3.46 acres)
- Variety: Chenin Blanc
- Vine Age: Planted in the 1990s
- Terroir: From two different parcels on slopes of volcanic (“effusive”) rock: Ardenay in Chaudefonds sur Layon (micaceous schists, sandstone, and silica) and Bruandières in St Aubin de Luigné (schists and Cabonifère-era sandstone).
- Viticulture: Certified organic (Ecocert, 2002)
- Vinification: Gently pressed, settled for 24 hours. Ambient yeast fermentation in used Burgundian barrels with no added SO2. Aged on the lees in used oak barrels. Racked to tank to age a few months before bottled. SO2 added at racking and before bottling.
Additional Info
2019 Vintage: Bottled: October 14, 2020. Residual Sugars: 1.8 g/L. Alcohol: 14%. Free SO2: 30 mg/L. Total SO2: 65 mg/L. pH: 3.12. Yield: 17 hl/ha (frost).
2018 Vintage: Bottled: July 17, 2019. Residual Sugars: 1.3 g/L. Alcohol: 14%. Free SO2: 16 mg/L. Total SO2: 80 mg/L. pH: 3.22.
2017 Vintage: Bottled: July 24, 2018. Residual Sugars: 0.2 g/L. Alcohol: 13.5%. Free SO2: 10 mg/L. Total SO2: 56 mg/L. pH: 3.14.
2016 Vintage: Bottled: 26 November 2016. Residual Sugars: 5.8 g/L. Alcohol: 13.5%. Free SO2: 26 mg/L. Total SO2: 42 mg/L. pH: 3.18.
2015 Vintage: Bottled: September 2016. Residual Sugars: 1.2 g/L. Alcohol: 12.5%. Free SO2: 10 mg/L. Total SO2: 30 mg/L.