14.5% abv, Bizard-Litzow, Savennières,imported by Kermit Lynch, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day.
Winemaking notes: 100% Chenin Blanc from 20-year old vines planted on phtanite soils on the highest elevation vineyard in Savennières. The grapes are hand-harvested, and fermented in stainless steel tanks, aged for up to 9 months sur lie in a combination of old 440-liter chestnut, acacia, and oak demi-muids. “This is a single-vineyard wine from ‘Le Hu-Boyau’, a high-lying, well-exposed parcel overlooking the Loire, on stony soils of phtanite (a hard, blueish, siliceous sedimentary rock similar to chert that is extremely rare in the Savennières appellation),
Tasting note: the Savennières is medium gold in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of honeysuckle, quince, peach, apple, clementine, slate, lanolin, acacia and ginger. On the palate this wine is dry with medium+ acid, high alcohol, medium+ body, pronounced flavor intensity and a long finish with flavors of acacia, clementine, quince, apple, ginger, slate, lanolin, honey, beeswax and tarragon leaf. Drink now, this wine is near perfect: 9.9/10.
