Anjou Blanc Les Gâts
At a Glance
- Size: 1.1 ha (2.7 ac)
- Variety: Chenin Blanc
- Vine Age: Planted in 1947
- Terroir: Saint Aubin, south of the Layon river, facing north. Shallow talc shale and red clay soil.
- Viticulture: Certified organic (Ecocert, 2002)
- Vinification: Gently pressed, cold settled for 24 hours. Ambient yeast fermentation in used Burgundian barrels with no added SO2. Aged 10 months on the lees in used oak barrels. Full malolactic fermentation. Racked to tank to age a few months before bottled. SO2 added at racking and before bottling.
Additional Info
“Les Gâts” refers to fallow land, or terres gâtées. From the Celtic “Carn”, becoming “Garnes” or “Gâts”, signifying, essentially, a pile of stones. They believe that either a Celtic monument once stood here, or simply a heap of stones.