Damien Laureau, Savennieres "L'Alliance", 2020 SO042324_Bordeaux_Spring yielding darker fruit

yielding darker fruit

in the Ruwer Valley

reverting to pre-phylloxera methods

It’s a brilliant choice for those who love the tension and texture of high-quality dry whites—think somewhere between top Loire Chenin and fine white Burgundy

and screaming with high-toned fruit

Damien Laureau, Savennieres "L'Alliance", 2020 SO042324_Bordeaux_Spring yielding darker fruitDamien Laureau arrived in Savennires in 1999 from a grain farming family near Versaillesan outsider who has become, as La Revue de Vin de France noted, "undoubtedly the future star of Savennires." L'Alliance blends younger vines from La Petite Roche and Pitrouillet on schist and sandstone soils. Certified organic since 2012, indigenous yeast fermented, minimal sulfur. Chenin Blanc from the Loire's most ageworthy appellation, at an accessible entry