Clos De Guichaux Saumur Blanc

A very pure, white-stone character on the nose, framed beautifully by some fresh, matchsticky reduction. This is immediately very convincing. The palate is super, lightly mineral, rich in pear and white peach fruit, a marker of the vintage, though it is superbly reductive also. It builds into a great, grippy finish, with a really mineral frame here, very long and taut, but textured too. This is nothing short of stunning.

Size: 1.6 ha (3.95 ac)
Variety: Chenin Blanc
Vine Age: Planted in 2003
Terroir: Bizay, silt and sand soils on relatively soft limestone bedrock
Viticulture: Organic
Vinification: Gentle pressing of whole clusters, no chaptalization, alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts and 9 months aging in older barrels (2 to 4 years).