All of our wines are vinified and aged without sulphites.
A minimal dose of sulphur is added around April/May when bottling occurs.
AOC Coteaux de Saumur
This delicious Coteaux de Saumur has a straw-coloured robe and combines the delicate aromas of apricot, quince jelly and honey. To be enjoyed as an apéritif or alongside foie gras.
Varietal: 100% Chenin
Age of vines: 50 years
Soil type: Calcareous clay
Yield: 15 hl/ha
Harvest: Hand-harvested
Vinification: Selective manual harvest of over-ripe grapes showing signs of noble rot concentration.
Immediately pressed.
Low temperature tank fermentation.
Natural fermentation stops as the harvested must produced has a sugar content that is too high for all the yeast to transform into alcohol.
Matured on light lees.