Damien Laureau Savennieres Le Bel Ouvrage, Loire, France 2018 Auntsfield and a liqueur of rocks-like

and a liqueur of rocks-like sense of minerality on the blockbuster finish

mocha and underbrush waft out of emerge from the glass

Features roasted alder and juniper out front

crisp bite

offering a lovely texture and refinement

Damien Laureau Savennieres Le Bel Ouvrage, Loire, France 2018 Auntsfield and a liqueur of rocks-likeThis cuve is sourced from vines planted on schist near Beauprau, but also takes fruit from the vines on rhyolite in Chambourcier, further down the slope. In this vintage the harvest was finished before Les Genets, which perhaps explains Damiens anxiety around that cuve. The fermentation and levage was the same as Les Genets, and it was bottled in May 2020. The nose is broad and energetic, with richly spiced white peach, in an expressive and smoky