Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Decanter
Unmissable luxury with a stylish stealth of fennel seed and smoky lemon aromatics and a beguiling purity which sets the tone. Incredibly terroir-driven with a breath-taking acidity and searing mineral freshness that cascades towards the salty finish.
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James Suckling
It’s really hard to believe that this is a 2020, such is the youthful energy of this extraordinary wine. I love the intense lemon blossom aroma in the nose. Concentrated, creamy and very elegant, this high-end Savennieres isn’t difficult to understand. Less fundamentally mineral than the very best, but still plenty of wet stone at the long silky finish. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.
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Vinous
The 2020 Savennières Clos du Parc is a fruit selection from within the Le Parc parcel. While FL avoids malolactic to preserve purity, the fermentation and maturing on lees over 12 months takes place in 456-liter oak barrels, which lends the wine festive spice notes, toastiness and cooked apple fruit. On the palate, it’s rich and curvy, but there's no mistaking the piercing line of acidity that keeps the wine tightly bound and focused throughout. It is full of substance, density and texture.
Unquestionably one of the most diverse grape varieties, Chenin Blanc can do it all. It shines in every style from bone dry to unctuously sweet, oaked or unoaked, still or sparkling and even as the base for fortified wines and spirits. Perhaps Chenin Blanc’s greatest asset is its ever-present acidity, maintained even under warm growing conditions. Somm Secret—Landing in South Africa in the mid 1800s, today the country has double the acreage of Chenin Blanc planted compared to France. There is also a new wave of dedicated producers committed to restoring old Chenin vines.
Known for its delightful whites and sparkling Pétillant and Mousseux, made predominantly of Chenin blanc, Anjou has a temperate and dry maritime climate. The region's limited temperature variations are admiringly referred to locally as the “douceur angevine,” or “Anjou sweetness.” Fruit forward rosé and red wines from Cabernet Franc and Gamay merit Anjou its success within the Loire subregions.