2020 SAVENNIÈRES Château de Plaisance, Lea & Sandeman

SAVENNIÈRES

2020 Château de Plaisance

Grapes Chenin Blanc
Colour White
Origin France, Loire
Other Certified Organic, Bio-dynamic
Village Savennières
ABV 12.5%

Wowsers this is intense, layers of fruit richness, quince, honey, hay and peach. Such gorgeous concentration, rich yet dry, textured and fruit filled, the finish is phenomenal as the acidity gives a zing and ping to the long finish. This is definitely a wine that lives long in the memory and is set up for a good few years of drinking pleasure. L&S (Sept 2021)


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The 2020 Savennieres from the young and energetic Vanessa Cherruau provides purity, focus and concentration. It has the forceful acidity and energy of this schistous appellation, but its curves are rounded by fermentation, maturation in barrel and a year on lees. Tension abounds as this wine draws out on the long, floral and pastry-like finish. It's also really lovely to see a 2020 with just 12.5% alcohol, as there are too many Chenins from the vintage that have alcoholic heat, which detracts from their harmony. Drinking range: 2022 - 2035 Rating: 93 Rebecca Gibb MW - Vinous.com (Sept 2022)

Château de Plaisance

Sometimes you meet people, and you instantly know there is something special about them. And so it was when we came across the brilliant Vanessa Cherruau from Anjou in the Loire Valley.
When we first encountered her, this dynamic 32 year-old had just taken over the beautiful Château de Plaisance in the heart of 'Anjou Noir' with old vineyards in the famous zones of Quarts de Chaume and Savennières too. The estate has been organic since 1995 and biodynamic since 2008, and she has taken on some gorgeous old vineyards with the plan to continue to work in this way.
These wines are a complete revelation. We could not decide which of the range to pick, we loved them all - so we have them all! This is justified by their distinctly individual styles and mesmerising drinkability - across the board. This part of the world has for generations been famed for its superb sweet wines - but with warming global conditions and less call for something sticky - there is a movement afoot, flouting the rules and making wines that you really want to drink.
Vanessa bought the estate from one of the early 'outlaws' here - Guy Rochais - who started to make a contraband dry wine from his ancient Quarts de Chaume vineyards. He was prosecuted for such outlandish behaviour - this could not be called 'Quarts de Chaume'! In subsequent years he continued to make this crisp dry Chenin, but with the new name 'The Insolent'.
This is an exciting part of the world for wine-lovers - and Vanessa and her Château de Plaisance wines are right at the forefront of this quiet revolution going on. Textured, bright and gorgeously weighted whites - and the most charming Cabernet Franc that you can imagine, pretty, perfumed and perfectly shaped. We could not be more thrilled to have just rolled onto our 3rd vintage from this rapidly rising star.

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