Anjou AOP – Domaine Fief Noir – Bonnes Blanches – white

Description

This wine showcases an outstanding terroir in Saint Lambert du Lattay: Les Bonnes Blanches. Recognised since the Middle Ages, this terroir is on its way to becoming a cru of Anjou Blanc.
It is an alluvial terrace made up of a layer of clay and quartz resting on a schist bedrock. The clays act like a sponge, buffering shortages and excesses of water. The vine therefore enjoys a moderate but continuous water supply, one of the main characteristics of great terroirs.
It is a cool, north-facing terroir, leading to slow, late but complete ripening, a source of balance combining power and freshness.

The grapes, harvested and sorted by hand, are concentrated and retain fine acidity. This backbone will carry the wine over time and contribute to the unique expression of a unique terroir.
A 12-hour maceration before pressing, separation of the press fractions and fermentation without additives using indigenous yeasts are
the main features of our winemaking process.

We then age this wine in large stoneware amphorae for 12 months. Stoneware, a very slightly porous material, gives the wine small amounts of oxygen while limiting the complete settling of the lees. This slow, moderate oxygen intake, combined with contact with the lees, allows the wine to refine its structure and develop an intense, complex bouquet.

Grape variety: 100% Chenin

Soil: clays and quartz over schist

Age of the vines: 45 years

Vineyard work: single Guyot pruning, disbudding then leaf thinning in spring. Cultivation of the soil and under the vines in every row. This ploughing encourages the vine to root deeply, so that it copes even better with excess and shortage of water.

Tasting: yellow colour with orange glints. A powerful, mineral nose of orange peel and stone fruit. Dense, dynamic, intense palate. Long, soft finish.