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Clos de l'Écotard Saumur Blanc Le Haie Nardin 2018

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Clos de l'Écotard Saumur Blanc Le Haie Nardin 2018
Producer Clos de l'Ecotard
Region, Country Saumur, France
Bottle Size 750ml
Product Code 20277-750

Le Haie Nardin is a one-hectare lieu-dit of 50-year-old vines on sandy clay over limestone on the Courchamps plateau. The Chevré family has owned and farmed this parcel organically since 1996, and before 2017 the harvest formed part of Roches Neuves Insolite cuvée. Thibaud Chevré explains that the sand-rich terroir here results in his most expressive and approachable wine, something borne out by this fine release. Le Haie Nardin is fermented wild and aged for nine months in 50% stainless steel tank and 50% oak vessels, split between 25-hecolitre foudre and 500-litre demi muid.

In just its’ second release, this is a splendidly controlled and taut Chenin that opens with layers of minerality, salinity and a hint of spice, and progresses through ripe citrus, green apple and preserved lemon fruit. It's an impressive gateway to the wines of this producer, with terrific balance in the mouth and a long sapid finish.

Clos de l'Écotard Saumur Blanc Le Haie Nardin 2018

Reviews

“From vines averaging 50 years old on the clayey sand soils topping tuff rock, the 2018 Saumur Blanc La Haie Nardin displays an intense straw-yellow color and opens with intense and elegant fruit on a mineral background. Vinified in 25-hectoliter foudres from Austria for nine months, this is a full-bodied, finessed and salty-piquant Chenin with a compact and tensioned structure, a sustainable mineral finish and fine tannins. This is another Best Buy Saumur by Thibaud Chevré.”
91 points, Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate

Reviews

“From vines averaging 50 years old on the clayey sand soils topping tuff rock, the 2018 Saumur Blanc La Haie Nardin displays an intense straw-yellow color and opens with intense and elegant fruit on a mineral background. Vinified in 25-hectoliter foudres from Austria for nine months, this is a full-bodied, finessed and salty-piquant Chenin with a compact and tensioned structure, a sustainable mineral finish and fine tannins. This is another Best Buy Saumur by Thibaud Chevré.”
91 points, Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate

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