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Damien Laureau, Savennieres "Bel Ouvrage", 2016

White Wine from Loire, France
by Damien Laureau
$76.99
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Damien Laureau is emerging as the future star of Savennières, crafting mineral-driven Chenin Blanc from schist soils that rival the appellation's famous monopoles. Bel Ouvrage blends three parcels from eastern Savennières—including one adjacent to the legendary Coulée de Serrant—aged 12 months in neutral oak followed by 11 months in tank. The 2016 shows the vintage's hallmark concentration: quince, lime blossom, and wet stone aromatics with electric acidity and a persistent mineral finish. This is Savennières at its most compelling, offering both immediate pleasure and decades of evolution. Pair with shellfish, river fish, or aged goat cheese.

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Antonio Galloni

97 points

"This Chenin Blanc, the 2016 Le Bel Ouvrage, is now starting to throw off its youth and develop aging characters of lanolin and earthy notes alongside cooked pineapple. There's clearly been a lot of care put into this wine - the delicacy and transparency of the juice is fabulous - and although it packs plenty of power and drive, presumably from the schist and rhyolite soils, it does so in an elegant and light-footed way. There's no sense of being forced, and harmony is achieved. A smidgen more length would be very desirable." —Rebecca Gibb MW

Robert Parker

93 points

"From rhyolite soils on sandy schist, the golden-yellow colored 2016 Savennières Le Bel Ouvrage offers a pure and aromatic, highly refined and elegant, discreetly flinty bouquet with perfectly ripe and heathy Chenin aromas perfectly and seamlessly intermingled with terroir-driven floral (white blossom) notes and hints of straw, brioche and nuts. The palate is perfectly round, finessed and elegant, revealing a thrilling amalgam of crystalline acidity, elegant fruit and a highly elegant texture, a combination that leads to a long, tight and tensioned finish with lemon juice and salty flavors. This is a pure and precise yet highly elegant and complex Chenin with a piercing mineral character. Excitingly mouthwatering and tensioned. Damien recommends lobster, langoustine and cooked crustaceans with soft spices (curry, ginger, saffron) as companions to this wine. Tasted in May 2021." —Stephan Reinhardt

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chenin Blanc

  • Vintage

    2016

  • Size

    750ml

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

grilled white fish, shellfish risotto, roasted white fish, green salads

Tasting Profile

Stone fruit, citrus, and mineral notes with herbaceous character. Dry with crisp acidity, medium body, and a mineral, slightly herbal finish.

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