Savennières, Bel Ouvrage, Damien Laureau - 2016

Provenance: Loire
Appellation: Savennières
Domain: Damien Laureau
Grape variety(ies): Chenin
On-call time: 20 years
Alcohol degree: 13.5%

Bel Ouvrage is Damien Laureau's reference wine, the one that made him known to the most demanding wine lovers. But it is also and above all one of the greatest wines of the appellation! On terroirs dominated by altered schist, the Chenin draws a characteristic expression of spices (white pepper, bourbon vanilla, star anise). The mouth is powerful, full-bodied and tense. A must!

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Technique

Viticulture

Damien Laureau took over a vineyard and fruit growing estate in Gemmes sur Loire in 1999. In 2006, he took over a few plots in the Savennières vineyard and his estate now has a surface area of 7.8 ha. In organic farming since 2009, he cultivates his vines without synthetic products and with preparations based on dung or composts. This wine comes from terroirs dominated by altered schist.

Oenology

The Chenin grapes, harvested in successive batches, are pressed directly, settled for 12 hours, and fermented (indigenous yeasts) in vats or barrels depending on the terroir. Each micro-terroir is identified and vinified separately. Malolactic fermentation is carried out by itself according to the vintage. Aged for 12 months in barrels and then a minimum of 6 months in vats.