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Domaine de la Guilloterie, Saumur Blanc, Les Perruches, 2018
We thought the last vintage of this barrel-fermented Saumur Blanc from 50 year old vines was impressive, but the 2018 is a step up. It's aged in egg-shaped tanks, good for the distribution of the fine lees. Lovely scent of honey and spring... Read More
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ColourWhite
RegionLoire
GrowerDomaine de la Guilloterie
Grape VarietyChenin Blanc
Vintage2018
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeGUL618
Loire Valley
In early February I undertook our annual visit to the wine fair in Angers, escaping the snow which engulfed much of the UK during that week.
This is the yearly opportunity for the vast majority of vignerons in the Loire valley to show off their latest offerings to the rest of the world. The early season’s weather in 2008 was not kind, with variously frost, hail and torrential...
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Chenin Blanc
Origins
- Anjou in the Loire, where documented in the 9thC
- Also known as Pineau in the Loire, Steen in South Africa
Characteristics
- Naturally productive and high yielding
- Huge range of styles: bone dry (e.g. Savennières); off-dry (e.g. old fashioned South African "Steen"); medium dry (e.g....
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Domaine de la Guilloterie, Saumur Blanc, Les Perruches, 2018
We thought the last vintage of this barrel-fermented Saumur Blanc from 50 year old vines was impressive, but the 2018 is a step up. It's aged in egg-shaped tanks, good for the distribution of the fine lees. Lovely scent of honey and spring white blossom. This builds expansively on the palate, with notes of mandarins and stone fruit. There's an incisive minerally vein too. Now-2023
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