• Famille Ogereau

    • Coteaux du Layon Saint Lambert

    At a Glance

    • Size: 3.5 ha (8.65 ac)
    • Variety: Chenin Blanc (Pineau de la Loire)
    • Vine Age: Oldest vines planted in the 1930s, youngest in the 1990s
    • Terroir: Multiple parcels in Saint Lambert du Lattay on the left bank of the Layon. Very stony sandstone schists soils, and a cool misty microclimate provide ideal conditions for botrytis development.
    • Viticulture: Organic (Ecocert), Guyot Poussard pruning
    • Vinification: Whole bunches pressed directly, light decanting, slow ambient yeast fermentation in stainless steel or concrete tanks. Aged for 12 months on the lees in tanks. No fining, light filtration.

    Additional Info

    Over five generations, Domaine Ogereau has remained in the village of Saint Lambert du Lattay, in the heart of the Coteaux du Layon. Chenin has dominated these hillsides since the 9th century. Historically, this Saint Lambert is certainly the most emblematic wine of the estate, the result of meticulous selections of botrytised grapes, the famous ‘noble rot’ that produces the greatest sweet wines. As of the 2020 vintage, the wine is made exclusively from the first sorting at harvest, in the search for the most elegant and pure expression of botrytis from Saint Lambert.

    2018 Vintage: 12.5% alcohol, 98.7 g/l residual sugar, 4.2 g/l total acidity

    2020 Vintage: 12.5% alcohol, 73.8 g/l residual sugar, 3.8 g/l total acidity, 3.43 pH