Saumur Blanc Les Perrières
At a Glance
- Variety: Chenin Blanc
- Surface Area: 2.0 ha (4.94 ac)
- Vine Age: Planted in 1965
- Terroir: From St.-Cyr-en-Bourg, northeast-facing, clay-sand loam over a Turonian Superior bedrock.
- Viticulture: Organic (certified)
- Vinification: Pressed with whole clusters, fermented with a cultured yeast from the vineyards, 4-5-week fermentation and aging for 11 months, 50% in foudre and 50% in barrels (95-100% recently used, 0-5% new), spontaneous and partial malolactic conversion (0-30%), SO2 added after malolactic conversion and before bottling (50-70 ppm total), filtered, stored in bottles for 9-12 months before release.