In the glass
Aroma: white fruit, white flower, stone, spice
Palate: citrus, saline texture, stone fruit, creamy lees
Cult Anjou Chenin from 2 hectares of 30-year-old vines on schist and limestone. Delicate white fruit, clean mineral attack and pure gourmet fruit with saline chewiness.
What it pairs with
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Sole meunière
Buttery white fish meets the wine's chalk and saline texture from lees ageing. -
Roast turbot
Firm-fleshed fish meets the wine's stone-fruit depth; lees creaminess handles butter sauce. -
Pithiviers de chevre
Goat-cheese pastry from the Loire echoes the wine's lactic-mineral interplay. -
Aged Sainte-Maure de Touraine
Ashed Loire goat cheese with chalky Chenin; the wine's saline edge echoes the rind.
History
Les Onglés comes from a 2-hectare parcel of 30-year-old vines on schist and limestone, facing southwest. The cuvée is aged 12 months on lees in barrels and expresses saline chewiness with intense freshness.
- 2008 — First vintage of Les Onglés bottled
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Stéphane Bernaudeau
- Grapes
- Chenin Blanc (100%)
- Classification
- Vin de France
- Oak
- Fermented and aged on fine lees in older oak barrels around 12 months, no new oak
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 200 to 500 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-18 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2008
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Scores
- Vinous 93 (2020 vintage, reviewed 2023)
Frequently asked about Les Onglés
What does Bernaudeau Les Onglés taste like?
White fruit, white flower, stone and spice on the nose; citrus, saline texture, stone fruit and creamy lees on the palate. Medium-bodied with high acidity and a long, saline-chewy finish.
When should I drink Les Onglés?
Drink between 3 and 18 years from vintage. The schist-and-limestone terroir gives the wine textural depth that builds with 3 to 5 years in bottle.
Where is Les Onglés grown?
A 2-hectare parcel of 30-year-old Chenin Blanc on schist and limestone, facing southwest, biodynamically farmed by Bernaudeau.
Is Bernaudeau Les Onglés vegan?
Yes. The estate is biodynamic and uses no animal-derived fining agents.