Château de Suronde - The Allegory 2022
The Château de Suronde is located in Chaume, in the Anjou-Saumur region in the Loire Valley. The estate was acquired in 2016 by Kathleen Van den Berghe and Sigurd Mareels , the Belgian owners of Château de Minière in the Bourgueil appellation. The 7-hectare vineyard is conducted in certified organic farming , with biodynamic practices, of which 5.5 hectares are in the Quarts de Chaume appellation, the only Grand Cru in the Loire Valley. The estate also has 10 hectares of garden, agricultural land and forest, which creates a great biodiversity. The Château de Suronde is also a place of creation for artists , offering a residence to writers, musicians and visual arts. Each year, works of art created in Suronde are selected to appear on new wine labels.
L'Allégorie is made from Chenin Blanc , the age of the vines of which varies from 30 to 40 years. They are grown on a sandstone shale soil with a silty-clayey texture in the Coteaux du Layon appellation area. Harvesting, after monitoring the evolution of noble rot , is done by hand in several sortings. The harvest is directly pressed, then fermentation and aging are carried out in stainless steel vats . This sweet wine contains 71 g/L of residual sugar.
Grape variety: 100% Chenin Blanc
