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Saumur Blanc, Brézé

FRANCE – Loire Valley – Saumur
Locality:
FRANCE – Loire Valley – Saumur
Appellation:
Saumur
Grape Variety:
Chenin Blanc
WineMaker:
Brendan Stater-West
Vineyard:
0.5 ha. planted in the 1960s from Brézé, a single parcel south/ southeast facing. 80cm deep clay-loam topsoil over Turonian limestone.
Viticulture:
Organic (not certified).
WineMaking:
Whole cluster pressing, then settled and decanted. Fermented over ambient yeasts for 2 to 4 weeks in stainless-steel tank (temperature-control at 20°C). No malolactic conversion.
Aging:
Aged for 12 months on lees in barrels (50% into 225L one-year-old barrels and 50% into 225L 2-3-year-old barrels). Then blended and aged for 6 additional months in stainless-steel tank.
Bottling:
25-60 mg/L total SO2. Lightly filtered.
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