Saumur "Les Pentes"

Clos de l´Ecotard

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Color

White

Format

Bottle 75cl

Year

2021

C'est un 100%
Chenin

A Loire white born on the sloping limestone soils of Saumur, where old Chenin Blanc vines dig deep into tuffeau to find freshness and minerality. The estate works its parcels with real care, favouring organic practices, low yields and hand harvesting to capture the fruit at perfect ripeness. Gentle pressing and slow fermentation, partly in barrel, bring texture without masking the terroir. Expect aromas of quince, white peach and a touch of honey, carried by a chalky, saline finish that keeps everything lively. Lovely with grilled fish, goat's cheese or roast poultry, and it will happily age a few more years.

53.55 € incl tax

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12 in stock

Wine name: Saumur "Les Pentes" 2021

Vintage: 2021

Producer: Clos de l'Ecotard

Grape varieties: 100% Chenin Blanc

Region: Loire Valley

Appellation: Saumur Blanc AOC

Vinification: Hand-harvested grapes, whole-bunch pressing, slow settling, fermentation with indigenous yeasts, ageing on fine lees in barrels and demi-muids for around 10 to 12 months, no fining, light filtration before bottling

Maceration: None, direct pressing of whole clusters; brief pre-press skin contact only

Colour: Bright pale gold with green highlights

Bouquet: Ripe pear, quince and yellow peach, white flowers, a touch of lemon zest, almond and discreet smoky, chalky notes

Palate: Dry and taut, saline mineral core, creamy texture from lees ageing, orchard fruit and citrus, long chalky finish

Alcohol content: 13% vol.

Soils: Tuffeau limestone slopes with clay-limestone topsoil, hillside parcels

Farming: Organic practices, ploughed soils, no herbicides, low yields

Ageing potential: 8 to 12 years from the vintage

Food pairing: Roast poultry with cream sauce, pike-perch beurre blanc, scallops, veal, goat's cheeses and aged comté

Serving temperature: 10–12 °C

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