2017 AOC Saumur - Amandiers
2017 AOC Saumur - Amandiers
100% Chenin, aged for 24 months. Gentle press, aged for 24 months. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts, then finalised in bottle.
Cuvée: Amandiers
Style: Still
Colour: White
Grapes/Blend: Chenin
ABV: 12%
Vintage: 2017
Winemaking: Gentle press, aged for 24 months. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts, then finalised in bottle.
Sulfur: 20 mg/l added 3 months before bottling
Soil: Silt on limestone
David Foubert, formerly a Paris journalist, moved to Saumur to study winemaking under Aymeric and Melanie, of Domaine Mélaric. He farms a mix of parcels leased from the recently retired Philippe Gourdon. The vineyards have been farmed biodynamically since 1998. The local Tuffeau (fossil-rich limestone) characterises the wines with a clay topsoil and Tuffeau underneath. In total he has 4 hectares of which he practices organic with some biodynamic principles.