Nectarine, Citrus, Honey

Loire / white / Chenin Blanc / Organic

 The soils are a combination of silty and sandy soil over softer, Turonian limestone. Aged 50% in 30hl foudre (bought in 2012) and 50% in 2 to 3-year-old French oak barrels for eleven months, followed by 6 months in stainless steel before bottling.

Notes on the Producer

Château de Brézé has a long and storied history, first being mentioned in texts in 1068, lauded by King René of Anjou in the 15th century and served at all the royal courts. In 1957, when the AOC of Saumur Champigny was established, the owner of Château de Brézé refused to be part of the appellation, saying that his estate's vineyards were the best and deserved an appellation all their own. And he was probably right. Unfortunately, the wines from those exceptional vineyards were terrible. Lucky for us, the winery sold in 2009 to Le Comte de Colbert, who recruited Arnaud Lambert from nearby Domaine de Saint Just to make the wine. He changed the vineyards over to organic farming and began producing truly stellar wines worthy of their source.