Savennières, Roche aux Moines, Dom. aux Moines - 2018

Name: Savennières, Roche aux Moines, Dom. aux Moines
Brand: Dom. Aux Moines
SKU: 22800
Price: 47.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

750 mL

Item # 22800

After fermentation this wine was aged in barrels for two years before bottling. With a few years of age now, you'll find a nice evolution on the palate with nuts, stone fruit and a dry, mineraled finish. A structured Chenin Blanc that can age for many more years to come. Domaine Aux Moines is a 12 ha estate with vines planted in the famed Roche Aux Moines vineyard which has had grapevines planted since the 12th century.

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Color

White

Vintage

2018

Country

France

Region

Loire

Sub-Region

Anjou and Saumur

Appellation/Village

Savennières

Producer

Dom. Aux Moines

Grape Variety

Chenin Blanc

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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Staff Pick Notes

Having had several opportunities to drink Coulee de Serrant, the famed monopole in Savennieres tended to by Nicolas Joly, Domaine aux Moines is an excellent producer that deserves equal recognition, Pascaline Lepeltier would agree. Tessa Laroche is the current vigneron at the domaine, taking in her mother's footsteps of natural production through their vineyard work and cellar practices. With 12 hectares to the estate's name, Laroche does all work by hand, vinifying using old cask and stainless steel tank with all indigenous yeasts implemented for fermentation. A dry, flinty expression of Chenin Blanc (schist soils), this wine has a warmth in its fruit expression and richness that is just all around delicious, notes of chamomile, beeswax, dried pineapple, and golden delicious apples. Look out for library releases too!

- JOS

Glossary

Loire

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Chenin Blanc

A versatile grape that is grown worldwide, but is most commonly associated with the Loire, California, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand. It produces just about any type of wine you can think of: ageworthy dessert wines; delicious, honeyed dry whites; sparklers; and even bases for fortified wines and spirits. These days, one of the most exciting stories is in South Africa, where newly adopted winemaking technologies have helped a dedicated group of producers to bring the country's dry...