2023 Maison Jaune Savennieres, Loire, France Bernhard Ott left on all the lees

left on all the lees and solids

The majority of this cuvee was fermented in stainless steel to maintain aromatics and purity

soil-driven finish—an old-California original built to age gracefully

Aged in 500-liter barrels (no new wood) for 18 months

The combination of these two terroirs is perfectly suited to Bordelaise varietals

2023 Maison Jaune Savennieres, Loire, France Bernhard Ott left on all the leesFrom one of Savennires most artisanal voices, Maison Jaune was founded in 2013 by Jean Claude Taddei and his wife Lorine as a tiny garagiste project on a single hectare of schist soils in Bouchemaine above the Loire. Taddei a former professor in Angers farms biodynamically and with a Fukuoka inspired minimal intervention ethos, foregoing tilling and embracing natural biodiversity in the vineyard while maintaining organic certification and ultra low