2022 Domaine du Collier, Saumur Blanc, Loire, France Powers candied citrus

candied citrus

Graciano and Garnacho—as well as a few acres of white grapes (Viura and Malvasia) planted in the whitest soils

A striking alternative lens on Sauvignon—and on Burgundy

Petite Meslier

amongst pine trees

2022 Domaine du Collier, Saumur Blanc, Loire, France Powers candied citrusVINEYARD: Sourced from old vine Chenin Blanc vineyards planted on the hillsides of Brz. SOIL: Clay topsoil with tuffeaux subsoil VITICULTURE: Organically farmed, soils are worked to send roots down into the calcium rich tuffeaux. Hand harvested with severe sorting. VINIFICATION: Fermentation with natural yeasts in barrel. AGING: 24 36 month extended ageing without racking in a very cold undergroud cellar in a combination of young barrels and some