Damien Laureau Genets 2016 MAGNUM

Damien Laureau

Damien Laureau Genets 2016 MAGNUM

Style Wine France White
Producer Damien Laureau
Origin Savennières, Loire
$193 / btl
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2016 Damien Laureau Savennières Les Genêts - only magnums left
From a selection of the sandier soil terroirs, mostly from around the Moulin de Beaupréau. Tank fermented with indigenous yeast, then matured in barrel for 12 months, followed by a final elevage in tank for another 4-6 months. For this, his signature wine, only the heart of the pressings are kept for this cuvee yielding a wine of great purity and depth showing great polish and substance with the sandy terroirs giving perfume and finesse and the distinct minerality and grip underlying the core of fruit which perfectly represents the underlying schist of these terroirs.
'Golden. An approachable, modern, and generous style of Savennières. Complex nose of beeswax, honeysuckle, golden apple, lilac, and an underlying smokiness. Muscular and full-bodied on the palate, but pretty notes of ripe apricot, melon, and tangerine with hints of herb, salt, and honey and a long juicy finish. This has a long life ahead of it.' 94 points, Jason Wilson, Vinous Media, July 2020.
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About Damien Laureau.

Damien Laureau farms a small biodynamic estate in Savennières on the Loire's south bank, producing serious, age-worthy Chenin Blanc from schist and quartz-veined soils. Les Genêts and Le Bel Ouvrage are the flagship lieux-dits — wines built on tension, mineral grip, and long fermentations in old oak. Released only when ready, often years after the vintage.

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