Domaine Patrick Baudouin - Bellevue - Savennières 2018
Domaine Patrick Baudouin has thirteen hectares of vines on the terroirs of "Black Anjou", west of Anjou, in the Loire Valley. The soil is made up of schists, sandstone, volcanic rocks from the very old Armorican bedrock. In the vineyard; certified organic farming, constant search for the best human / biotope work ratio, for a non-destructive and sustainable culture. Horse work on the whole area, trees, green building ... The range consists of Chenins de Savennières, Quarts de Chaume, dry white, semi-dry Anjous, and Côteaux du liquoreux layon, Red Anjous from Cabernets. The cellar, built in noble materials in 1910, has a neat, harmonious, and functional architecture.
This Savennières Bellevue is made from Chenin Blanc, planted in 2009. The vinification is carried out without sulfur until the first racking. The pressing is gentle, with selection of juices followed by natural settling and stalling on fine lees. The alcoholic and malolactic fermentations are slow and the aging takes place in Burgundian barrels of 400 and 228 liters, new and of several wines.
Grape variety: 100% Chenin Blanc
