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Chateau Mongravey 2015
Estate
Domaine Des Baumard is situated right in the heart of the Anjou, in the town of Rochefort-Sur-Loire, just south of the town of Savenniheres itself. The property has been in the Baumard family since 1634, but it was reconstituted and improved by Jean Baumard in the mid-1950s. Since 1992 the estate has been run with meticulous care by Jean's son, Florent, and the Domaine is now regarded as one of the greatest producers in the Loire Valley and one of the greatest producers of white wine in the world.
Wine
Domaine des Baumard produces some of the finest examples of Savennières, including the single-vineyard "Clos du Papillon" from a site along the Loire notable for the presence of soapstone in its slate soils. Their wines are among the most unique and rewarding in the world: honeyed, dry whites
of unmatched concentration, perfume, and longevity.
Vineyard
The butterfly shape of the vineyard gives "Clos de Papillon" its name. The soils are made of schist, sand and sandstone over rhyolite. Florent owns the eastern "wing" of the vineyard (about 17.3 acres), where the vines vines are 35 years old. Harvest is performed manually, in successive passages
through the vineyard.
Vinification
The grapes are whole-bunch pressed and fermented in stainless steel at low temperatures. The wine then remains on the lees for 9 months in tank before bottling.
