Saumur Blanc Les Chapaudaises
At a Glance
- Size: 1.0 ha (2.47 ac)
- Variety: Chenin Blanc
- Vine Age: Planted in 2006
- Terroir: Bizay, 2 km south of Brézé, 40cm-deep topsoil of sandy-clay-loam, Tuffeau (soft 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 12 months on the lees in used barrels, racked and aged for an additional 5 months in steel tank, no fining, tangential filtration, SO₂ added after pressing and fermentation and is adjusted to 20 ppm free SO₂ at bottling.
Additional Info
These vines are massale selections on Riparia Gloire rootstocks: great vegetal material for balanced yields and terroir transmission.