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Brendan Stater-West Blanc Les Chapaudaises 2021

Brendan Stater-West Blanc Les Chapaudaises 2021

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Size | 750mL

One hectare in Bizay, two kilometers south of Brézé, where forty centimeters of loam, sand and clay sit directly on tuffeau. That soft limestone is doing most of the talking here. Whole-cluster pressed and fermented in stainless, so the 2021 arrives with nothing between you and the chalk: taut Chenin, organically farmed, all mid-palate tension and citrus pith rather than weight. An American from Oregon learning Saumur from the inside out, and you can taste that he was paying attention.

Tasting Notes

Les Chapaudaises is a 1 hectare vineyard in the commune of Bizay, just two kilometers south of Brézé. The topsoil (40cm) is composed of loam, sand and clay, with the tuffeau (soft limestone) bedrock just underneath. Everything is pressed whole cluster and alcoholic fermentation takes place in stainless steel and is kept to under one month. Only indigenous yeasts are allowed. Once alcoholic fermentation is over, the wine is racked and then put into barrel at Brendan’s house in Chacé for roughly 12 months. He racks the wine to make room in the barrels for the upcoming vintage and then allows the wine to age in stainless steel for the remaining 6 months.

Details

Wine Type
White
Producer
Brendan Stater-West
Country
France
Region
Loire Valley
Appellation
Loire
Grape
Chenin Blanc

Brendan Stater-West Blanc Les Chapaudaises...

$55.00
$55.00
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