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Where to buy 2016 | Damien Laureau | Savennieres Le Bel Ouvrage

2016 | Damien Laureau | Savennieres Le Bel Ouvrage

$367.00

White Wine: 2016 | Damien Laureau | Savennieres Le Bel Ouvrage

This is a pure and precise yet highly elegant and complex Chenin with a piercing mineral character. Excitingly mouthwatering and tensioned.

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Producer: Damien Laureau

Vintage: 2016

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13.2%

Varietal: Chenin Blanc

    Country/Region: France, Loire Valley

    The palate is perfectly round, finessed and elegant, revealing a thrilling amalgam of crystalline acidity, elegant fruit and a highly elegant texture, a combination that leads to a long, tight and tensioned finish with lemon juice and salty flavors. This is a pure and precise yet highly elegant and complex Chenin with a piercing mineral character. Excitingly mouthwatering and tensioned.

    Producer Information

    Of all the Loire valley regions that make wines from Chenin Blanc, Savennieres is perhaps the most challenging. In part due to the schistous terroir, but also because historically, growers in the region have tended to produce wines reductively. Until the last decade, most also harvested their grapes with a potential alcohol of 12º, picking them when they were still green in color. All of these practices resulted in backward, stern, and fairly austere wines that took at least a decade to reach a point where they began to show their charms. Many growers in the region still follow this very traditional method to produce Savennieres, and it is these wines that have largely defined “typicity.” Recently this trend has begun to change. Better farming, in many cases biodynamic or organic, reduced yields, hand-harvesting grapes that are golden in color, and backing away from reduction by using neutral wood barrels for aging and less sulfur during winemaking. These steps combine to produce more approachable wines that do not require aging or a rigorous intellectual understanding of the charms of Chenin grown on schist to enjoy them. It is for these reasons that La Revue de Vin de France has singled out Damien Laureau as “Undoubtedly the future star of Savennieres.” Working out of a tiny shed, Damien Laureau is not exactly what one would call a “typical” Savennières winemaker. Fruit extracts and other non-synthetic treatments are used on the vines in place of harsh chemicals, and quite frankly, you can tell it just by looking at the vineyards. They feel alive, with wildlife and indigenous plants sharing the space with Damien’s healthy Chenin Blanc vines. Damien, along with a few other young growers, is starting to experiment with harvesting just when the grapes turn yellow (instead of the traditional Savennieres “green grapes”) to take advantage of the richness that the sun brings. At the same time, he is careful not to pick too late as he wants to avoid a high level of botrytis in the harvest. As a result, the wines are a beautiful balance of richness, concentration, lively acidity, and length. Yields are quite low (an average of 35 hl/ha is quite common, while most harvest at around 50 hl/ha.)

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    2016 | Damien Laureau | Savennieres Le Bel Ouvrage

    $367.00

    White Wine: 2016 | Damien Laureau | Savennieres Le Bel Ouvrage

    This is a pure and precise yet highly elegant and complex Chenin with a piercing mineral character. Excitingly mouthwatering and tensioned.

    Order from the Largest & Most Trusted Premium Spirits Marketplace!

    Featured in

    NOTICE: Many other small liquor store sites may end up cancelling your order due to the high demand, unavailability or inaccurate inventory counts. We have partnerships consisting of a large network of licensed retailers from within the United States, Europe and across the world ensuring orders are fulfilled.

    Producer: Damien Laureau

    Vintage: 2016

    Size: 750ml

    ABV: 13.2%

    Varietal: Chenin Blanc

    Country/Region: France, Loire Valley

    The palate is perfectly round, finessed and elegant, revealing a thrilling amalgam of crystalline acidity, elegant fruit and a highly elegant texture, a combination that leads to a long, tight and tensioned finish with lemon juice and salty flavors. This is a pure and precise yet highly elegant and complex Chenin with a piercing mineral character. Excitingly mouthwatering and tensioned.

    Producer Information

    Of all the Loire valley regions that make wines from Chenin Blanc, Savennieres is perhaps the most challenging. In part due to the schistous terroir, but also because historically, growers in the region have tended to produce wines reductively. Until the last decade, most also harvested their grapes with a potential alcohol of 12º, picking them when they were still green in color. All of these practices resulted in backward, stern, and fairly austere wines that took at least a decade to reach a point where they began to show their charms. Many growers in the region still follow this very traditional method to produce Savennieres, and it is these wines that have largely defined “typicity.” Recently this trend has begun to change. Better farming, in many cases biodynamic or organic, reduced yields, hand-harvesting grapes that are golden in color, and backing away from reduction by using neutral wood barrels for aging and less sulfur during winemaking. These steps combine to produce more approachable wines that do not require aging or a rigorous intellectual understanding of the charms of Chenin grown on schist to enjoy them. It is for these reasons that La Revue de Vin de France has singled out Damien Laureau as “Undoubtedly the future star of Savennieres.” Working out of a tiny shed, Damien Laureau is not exactly what one would call a “typical” Savennières winemaker. Fruit extracts and other non-synthetic treatments are used on the vines in place of harsh chemicals, and quite frankly, you can tell it just by looking at the vineyards. They feel alive, with wildlife and indigenous plants sharing the space with Damien’s healthy Chenin Blanc vines. Damien, along with a few other young growers, is starting to experiment with harvesting just when the grapes turn yellow (instead of the traditional Savennieres “green grapes”) to take advantage of the richness that the sun brings. At the same time, he is careful not to pick too late as he wants to avoid a high level of botrytis in the harvest. As a result, the wines are a beautiful balance of richness, concentration, lively acidity, and length. Yields are quite low (an average of 35 hl/ha is quite common, while most harvest at around 50 hl/ha.)

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