This varies from estate to estate as well.
Nearly half of Montlouis’ 400 hectares are organically farmed, as compared to only five percent of Vouvray’s 2,250.“Our vision of the appellation is very Burgundian,” said Jacky Blot of Domaine de la Taille aux Loups. That sweet perception is partly due its own historical success. “Chenin Blanc is a very fragile variety, very dependent on climate, and so we cannot do exactly what we want with it,” said Julien Pinon of Domaine François et Julien Pinon. Ce produit est vendu uniquement par Caisse. Alcohol 12.5% 2015.
They would now have to bottle wine from their Vouvray vineyards as Vin de France.
Chenin Blanc from the Loire hits all of these benchmarks; yet, it gets NO RESPECT.
Un joli vin !Des notes exotiques intense, du gras, de l'ampleur... une gourmandise de haute volée !Ce Chenin, sec, complexe et opulent, offre une belle caudalie.
There’s also no denying the rising popularity of Loire Chenin among younger wine professionals.Chenin Blanc is so much in demand that it’s being grown in parts of the Loire better known for Cabernet Franc. Philippe Foreau, of Domaine Clos Naudin, told me that in 2019 they made all dry and sparkling, while in 2018 the production was almost entirely sweet. Originaire de l’Anjou, le Chenin est aussi nommé « Pineau blanc de la Loire » ou « Chenin blanc ».
That move set off a serious take-no-prisoners feud. “Dry is dry.
le Chenin blanc - Identification ... Sert en général à produire des vins moelleux (voir les appellations Anjou, Bonnezeaux, Chinon, Coteaux d'Ancenis, Coteaux de l'Aubance, Coteaux de Saumur, Coteaux du Layon, Coteaux du Loir, Coteaux du Vendômois, Jasnières, Quarts de Chaume, Savennières, ...). Réputé comme étant un des cépages les plus complexes au monde, il s’est adapté au Saumurois comme nulle part ailleurs. Ajouter au panier. 100% Chenin Blanc.
We are trying to make a compromise.”Benjamin Joliveau, winemaker at Domaine Huet, echoed this sentiment: “You cannot produce the same amount of each category every year. 7,75 € TTC.
Of course, we didn’t taste everything from everyone in such a vast region, but I hope this stands as an overview of what is happening right now.Certainly, the best-known appellation for Chenin Blanc is Vouvray, with 2,250 hectares of vineyards (the best on tuffeau limestone) spread over seven villages on the north bank of the Loire, just east of Tours. For every 2018 (“an easy vintage,” said Nicolas Joly), there’s a 2017 where destructive frosts devastate vineyards. “Some people think Savennières should be austere,” said Nicolas Joly, “but I disagree.”In the end, the emergence and diversity of Loire Chenin Blanc is one of the most exciting stories in the world of wine. In 2018, they could only produce one bottling of sec.
But consumers want drier wines. You make good dry or sparkling, and you wait for the next vintage to produce different parts of the range.”Joliveau explained to me, for instance, that in 2018 and 2019, the vintages were so ripe that Huet was unable to make very much dry wine. “In 2017, I lost almost all of my vines in one night,” Pontbriand said, adding that Domaine du Closel made only 1,700 bottles of Savennières in 2017. Montlouis - and not Vouvray - has become the appellation coveted by the younger generation of Chenin fans. Ce Chenin de Jardin blanc remplacera avantageusement vos nains habituels... Il est fruité, il est frais, il est bio !
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