2016 AOC Saumur - Clos de la Cerisaie Blanc
2016 AOC Saumur - Clos de la Cerisaie Blanc
100% Chenin. Gentle fermentation for 2 years in barrel. No filtration.
Cuvée: Clos Cerisaie Blanc
Style: Still
Colour: White
Grapes/Blend: Chenin
ABV: 13,6%
Vintage: 2016
Winemaking: Hand harvested and hand selected grapes. Gentle fermentation for 2 years in barrel. No filtration. Bottled in January 2018.
Sulfur: 20mg/l
Soil: Clay
Yield: 25 hl/ha
Classically trained winemaking husband and wife duo Melanie and Aymeric returned to Saumur in 2006. Starting out by renting vines, then in 2008 purchasing the 4.5 hectares they farm today. Chenin, Cabernet Franc and Grolleau across four plots on the slope of Clos de Cerisae looking towards the village of Puy-Notre-Dame. Clos de Cerisaie are their older vines - 50-year-old, with Billes de Roche being the younger vines at 25 years. Soil is clay on limestone. Sulphur use is kept to a minimum.