2020 Etienne Bodet Clos Durandiere Saumur Rouge Coudray-Bizot super fresh and bright

super fresh and bright

A Ponte is a new cuvée (2015 was the inaugural vintage) from a young plot planted above Finca Meixeman

The result is a terrific balance of bitter

These vineyards originally covered 365 acres of steeply sloping contoured terraces

Smooth on the tongue

2020 Etienne Bodet Clos Durandiere Saumur Rouge Coudray-Bizot super fresh and brightThis clos is surrounded by the wall of the Chteau de la Durandire, belonging to Etienne's family, and the neighboring forest. The vineyard is among only 20ha in Saumur with a hard Bathonian limestone bedrock from the Jurassic period, as opposed to the more typical tuffeau. The shallow topsoils (30 to 60cm) are composed of clayey sand or sandy loam with iron oxide. The vineyard is early ripening and well draining, with limited vigor and active