Damien Laureau Savennieres Les Genets 1500ml 2016 Size::6 Bottle Case and in 1998 present owner

and in 1998 present owner David Kilpatrick began planting vines on the north east sloping block facing Mount Rumney just below the Coal River Valley

and a more refined tannic structure

The extra time in bottle before release has softened the tannins slightly but don’t be fooled by the underlying power of them

Medium bodied perfection

hydrocarbons

Damien Laureau Savennieres Les Genets 1500ml 2016 Size::6 Bottle Case and in 1998 present ownerFrom vineyards clustered around the Moulin de Beauprau at the far northern edge of the appellation, Damien sources the fruit for his Savennire Les Gents. This is a light sandy terroir of schist and phtanite making for a more approachable style of Savennire. It is aged in 400L French oak barrels for 12 months then 4 6 months in tank before bottling.