Caves Louis de Grenelle Chateau de la Durandiere Saumur Blanc 2024

Caves Louis de Grenelle Chateau de la Durandiere Saumur Blanc 2024Saumur Blanc 2024 Chateau de la Durandiere Chenin Blanc$19. 99 6+ (code: 6saves2)$21. 99 US LowMy Tasting Note: Medium minus lemon yellow. The palate on this wine really shined, the nose was a little shy but the action was all on the palate and the finish. The nose was medium with citrus notes, chalky and saline mineral notes. A medium bodied palate, with med med+ acidity, and med+ flavor intensity with lemon, lime, and mandarin, some kiwi too. Saline

a touch chewy – it’s a bit masked by the vintage conditions

Winemaking: Grapes are harvested by hand then pressed whole - cluster into old botas

Andreas Larsson - Tasted (93): Youthful and structured

It has everything except fruit

giving way to ginger-tinged dried cherries and dusty sage

The 2019 Brut Rosé de Saignée La Confiance de Mon Père is 100% Meunier from the oldest parcel in the Les Bouts de La Ville lieu-dit in Cuisles and saw 168 hours of maceration

developing the estate’s signature balance of power and elegance

Slavonian oak barrels

The nose was med+ with a perfume of high-toned red fruits

where the precious nectar can safely mature

Single Vineyard: "The Beautiful Path" 0

This is drinking very well now and while it could easily be held for a few years