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Chateau du Hureau, Saumur Blanc Argile, 2024

White Wine from Loire, France
by Chateau du Hureau
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Five generations of Vatans have farmed the Loire—with records tracing the family back to 1714 as vignerons in Sancerre—and today Philippe and daughter Agathe tend their Dampierre-sur-Loire vineyards organically, coaxing Chenin Blanc from deep clay over tuffeau limestone. Argile—French for clay—names the wine for its defining terroir: four parcels of thirty-year-old vines on the same chalky bedrock that built the Loire's castles. Hand-harvested in baskets, pressed and fermented with indigenous yeasts, the wine rests in a combination of tank and large wood. The 2024 was one of the Loire's most challenging vintages in memory—frost, hail, record rainfall, and downy mildew forced lower yields and later harvest. But the resulting wine shines with fresh acidity and balanced aromatics. Saumur Chenin Blanc at its most honest.

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More about Chateau du Hureau

Philippe Vatan and daughter Agathe run a fifth-generation estate tucked into the tufa limestone that borders the Loire Valley near Saumur. The Cabernet Francs are planted directly into that chalky tufa and taste like it—dark and mineral, alive with acidity, impossible to confuse with anything else. The whites are equally sharp and elegant. This is terroir speaking without softening.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chenin Blanc

  • Vintage

    2024

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

What Polaner Selections has to say about this wine:

VarietalsChenin BlancVineyardFour parcels of Chenin with an average vine age of 30 years old.OrientationMultiple parcels, varied exposureSoilDeep clay topsoil (Argiles, the wine's namesake) and a bedrock of tuffeaux.ViticultureFarmed organically since 2010. Soils are tilled, yields kept low at 30-40hl/ha.VinificationNative yeast fermentation in tank.Aging9 months of ageing in neutral barrel.

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

steamed clams, pan-seared halibut, goat cheese salad, cucumber gazpacho, seafood pasta

Tasting Profile

Pale yellow Saumur Blanc with green apple, citrus blossom, and mineral aromas. Crisp acidity with a light body, finishing with bright citrus and chalk minerality.

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