Tasting note

The 2015 Savennières Le Bel Ouvrage is from two different plots, the Clos Bourcier (on rhyolite) and another one on gray schist. Fermented and aged in newer oak than Les Genêts (new to three years old), this is a deep, ripe and intense Chenin with super ripe fruit flavors and fine mineral flavors from the rocky soils. On the palate, this is a full-bodied intense, piquant and elegant Savennières with ripe, juicy and well-concentrated fruit and fine tannins. The finish is long and aromatic as well as clean and well-structured. It's a powerful and intense but elegant and persistent Savennières that should be aged for some years. Bottled in August 2017.

Score: 92

Stephan Reinhardt, October 2021 Week 2, The Wine Advocate, October 2021