Savennières Clos de Coulaine

In the glass

Aroma: lemon, white peach, chalk, white flower

Palate: citrus, stone fruit, chalky mineral, honey

Single-vineyard Savennières from Clos de Coulaine, integrated into Pierre-Bise in 1992. Bright citrus and white peach over a chalky frame, organic.

What it pairs with

• Pike-perch with beurre blanc
  Loire freshwater fish in butter sauce meets the wine's chalky mineral and stone-fruit depth.
• Roast chicken with mushrooms
  White-meat poultry and earthy mushroom; the wine's body handles roasting jus.
• Lobster ravioli
  Shellfish sweetness meets the wine's chalky mineral and stone-fruit depth.
• Aged Sainte-Maure de Touraine
  Ashed Loire goat cheese with chalky Chenin; quince echoes the rind ash.

History

Pierre-Bise integrated the Clos de Coulaine vineyard in 1992, adding the Savennières AOC to the property's range. Claude Papin has bottled the parcel as a single-vineyard since.

1. 1992: Clos de Coulaine integrated into Pierre-Bise

Facts

Producer

Château Pierre-Bise · visiting guide

Grapes

Chenin Blanc (100%)

Classification

Savennières AOC

Oak

Fermented in older oak barrels; aged around 12 months on fine lees

ABV

13.5%

Price

EUR 25 to 38 at retail

Drinking window

3-15 from vintage

First vintage

1992

Organic

ORGANIC CERTIFIED

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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