Domaine des Roches Neuves - L'Échelier Saumur Blanc 2014 (750ml) Clos de Tart Grand Cru

Domaine des Roches Neuves - L'Échelier Saumur Blanc 2014 (750ml) Clos de Tart Grand CruThe white 2014 Clos de lchelier offers a clear, pure and smoky but also ripe and almost tropical fruit on the nose. On the palate, this is a very elegant, round and more fruity Chenin compared to the Clos Romans, but its freshness, purity and salinity is also lingering and gives tension as well as length. The wine needs some hours to open up and reveal its purity and freshness. Take this into account when you consider it too creamy and lactic in the

to the banks of the Rhône to the Pyrenees mountains

As it opens in the glass you get sweet black cherry and cassis flesh

where the wine finishes both primary and secondary fermentation

In the mouth it is decidedly fresh and mineral

bright and layered nose reflects notes of cool red and black cherry

Intense red with violet tints

This wine is delicious as an aperitif

cherries and berries

With meticulous care taken at every phase of the winemaking process 'The Limited Edition' is dense and dark with incredible weight and texture

which leads into a vibrant lingering acidity

These ports again shake up the category

the flavors are bright and punchy