Domaine Belargus
2020 Savennières AOC Gaudrets (Sec)
Aromas of white flowers and white fruits open onto an enveloping roundness in the mouth from a year spent on the lees, carried by a fine acidity and a gentle, signature salinity. A “captivating nose with notes of pear, flowers and citrus.” Drink now or lay down for up to a decade. Best served at 10-12C.
Region: Savennières, Loire Valley
Appellation: Savennières AOC
Varietal/Blend: 100% Chenin Blanc
ABV: 13%
Vineyard & Vine Age: Hand harvested from four parcels in Savennières — Clos des Gaudrets, Les Veaux, La Fesanderie, and Les Suisses. Farmed biodynamically (in conversion), the southeast-facing vineyards are planted on loamy sandy soils over schist, a classic Savennières terroir. The vines were planted in 1998 and harvested into small 25 kg crates.
Cellar: Fermented with indigenous yeasts and taken through complete MLC. The wine matures for 21 months on total lees in a traditional wooden tronçonique tank. Unfined and lightly filtered with kieselguhr (diatomite) prior to bottling.
CSPC: 859230
Winemakers Note: []
What the Critics are saying: []
Region: Savennières, Loire Valley
Appellation: Savennières AOC
Aromas of white flowers and white fruits open onto an enveloping roundness in the mouth from a year spent on the lees, carried by a fine acidity and a gentle, signature salinity. A “captivating nose with notes of pear, flowers and citrus.” Drink now or lay down for up to a decade. Best served at 10-12C.
TECHNICAL INFO
Varietal/Blend: 100% Chenin Blanc
ABV: 13%
Vineyard: Hand harvested from four parcels in Savennières — Clos des Gaudrets, Les Veaux, La Fesanderie, and Les Suisses. Farmed biodynamically (in conversion), the southeast-facing vineyards are planted on loamy sandy soils over schist, a classic Savennières terroir. The vines were planted in 1998 and harvested into small 25 kg crates.
Cellar: Fermented with indigenous yeasts and taken through complete MLC. The wine matures for 21 months on total lees in a traditional wooden tronçonique tank. Unfined and lightly filtered with kieselguhr (diatomite) prior to bottling.
CSPC: 859230
Winemakers Note: []
What the Critics are saying: []
Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South
T: 403-971-1898
E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca
Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North
T: 780-203-5284
E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca
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TECHNICAL INFO
Country: France
Region: Savennières, Loire Valley
Appellation: Savennières AOC
Climate:
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Varietal/Blend: 100% Chenin Blanc
Fermentation: Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.
Ageing:
Vineyard & Vine Age: Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.
ABV: 13%
Produced Cases: 50
CSPC: 859230
Calgary + Alberta South
Andrew Stewart
403-604-0408
andrew@vinoalvino.ca
Edmonton + Alberta North
Joe Gurba
780-203-5284
joe@vinoalvino.ca
Saskatoon + Saskatchewan South
Kerrie Gavin
306-290-0277
kerrie@vinoalvino.ca
