Savennières 'Clos Les Genets'

Tasting Notes : rich aromas of apple bakewell, papaya, oatmeal and honey, sherry and old musk, secondary development veering towards roast mushroom. Typical Chenin that, as it ages, the honey notes become drier and it acquires a bruised fruit mingled with soft nutty characterflowing

Method of Production : Les Genets is picked from some of the highest elevation vineyard parcels inthis part of the Savennières AOC. The soils under these vines are a mix of volcanic material and schist, key to the drainage and eventual mineral character of wine farmed here. The Chenin is harvested via successive sorting, pressed directly, allowed to settle for 12 hours and then left to ferment (indigenous yeasts for up to a year in vats or barrels depending onthe ?terroir).They are matured on the lees for 18 months, and some vats undergo malolactic fermentation. All of this allows the wine to acquire fullness, complexity and charm of the region. The character of the Chenin and the terroir are maintained through gentle, non-interventionist maturing.