Bodet-Herold Cremant De Loire Brut Nature “Les Greffiers” 2022 Bitter rewarding growers who farmed attentively

rewarding growers who farmed attentively

Arinto the spine of acidity

producing wines with more aromatic precision and higher natural acidity than 2016 through 2020

the ancient uplifted seabed that gives this corner of California its reputation

a territory known for centuries for wine but largely abandoned after phylloxera and postwar economic collapse

Bodet-Herold Cremant De Loire Brut Nature “Les Greffiers” 2022 Bitter rewarding growers who farmed attentivelyThe Land Saumur is best known for red Cabernet Franc and its soft, cave riddled tuffeau limestone, but Les Greffiers comes from something different: heavy clay over hard Jurassic limestone in the village of Vaudelnay, about 5 kilometers east of Montreuil Bellay. That Jurassic bedrock is the same geological age as the great vineyards of the Cote de Nuits, and it is rare in Saumur. The clay holds water and the limestone below keeps the acidity in Chenin