Saumur Blanc
At a Glance
- Variety: Chenin Blanc
- Terroir: From the lower part of Les Chapaudaises (in the commune of Bizay, northeast-facing, mostly sandy-clay-loam over limestone) or from Les Albaudaises (2024) on the southwestern slope on the hillside of Brézé, west-facing, 90 cm deep sandy-silt topsoil, Turonian limestone bedrock.
- Viticulture: Organic (certified)
- Vinification: Sorted directly in the vineyard (with sorting table), pressed with whole clusters, settled and decanted, 2-4-week ambient yeast fermentation in steel tank at 20°C, malolactic conversion sometimes blocked due to the very low pH (between 3.07 to 3.12) and the cold cellar environment (10 to 12°C), aged for 8-10 months on the lees in used barrels, no fining, tangential filtration, SO₂ added after pressing and fermentation and is adjusted to 20 ppm free SO₂ at bottling.