2020 Etienne Bodet Clos Durandiere Saumur Rouge Coudray-Bizot 2018 Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat Arbalete

2018 Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat Arbalete et Coquelicots

super fresh and bright

Malolactic fermentation usually follows alcoholic fermentation and is never halted

Smooth on the tongue

A Ponte is a new cuvée (2015 was the inaugural vintage) from a young plot planted above Finca Meixeman

2020 Etienne Bodet Clos Durandiere Saumur Rouge Coudray-Bizot 2018 Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat ArbaleteThis clos is surrounded by the wall of the Chteau de la Durandire, belonging to Etienne's family, and the neighboring forest. The vineyard is among only 20ha in Saumur with a hard Bathonian limestone bedrock from the Jurassic period, as opposed to the more typical tuffeau. The shallow topsoils (30 to 60cm) are composed of clayey sand or sandy loam with iron oxide. The vineyard is early ripening and well draining, with limited vigor and active