2022DomaineGuiberteauSaumurBlanc‘LeBourg’BrezeLoire,France

<ul><li>Variety: Chenin Blanc</li><li>Size: 1.07 ha (2.64 ac)</li><li>Vine Age: Planted in the early 1940s</li><li>Terroir: From a single vineyard below the Clos des Carmes, sandy-clay soil over a soft limestone bedrock.</li><li>Viticulture: Certified organic (AB, 2007), 5,500 vines/ha, maximum yield of 45 hl/ha.</li><li>Vinification: Sorted in the vineyard, pressed with whole clusters, ambient yeast fermentation, blocked malolactic conversion, aged for 11-12 months in used barrels, filtered.</li></ul>