Brendan Stater West Brézé L'Ardillon Saumur Blanc

L'Ardillon, Saumur, Loire Valley, France

Varietal(s): 100% Chenin Blanc

Sorted directly in the vineyard (with sorting table), pressed with whole clusters, settled and decanted, 2-4-week ambient yeast fermentation in steel tank at 20°C, malolactic conversion sometimes blocked due to the very low pH (between 3.07 to 3.12) and the cold cellar environment (10 to 12°C), aged for 24 months on the lees in barrels (approx. 30% new), racked and aged for an additional 5 months in steel tank, no fining, tangential filtration, SO₂ added after pressing and fermentation and is adjusted to 20 ppm free SO₂ at bottling.

0.38 ha (0.94 ac) | Rare Find