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Château Pierre Bise - Savennières Roche-Aux-Moines 2012

Savennières Roche-Aux-Moines|White wine

3.9/5 (10 customers)

16,5/20

Gault & Millau

16/20

RVF

16/20

Bettane & Desseauve

1*Étoile

Hachette

“With a nuanced, brilliant straw-yellow color, this 2012 offers a nose that is already well-developed, with notes of flowers and white-fleshed fruits. The palate, in perfect harmony, is full-bodied, generous, and rich, balanced by a delicate freshness. A harmonious wine that will age well. ” (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2015). It offers complexity, finesse, and a beautiful balance between botrytis and minerality!

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Estate

Château Pierre Bise

Vintage

2012

Designation

Savennières Roche-Aux-Moines

Region

Loire

Grape Varieties

100% Chenin

Regions

A 1.9-hectare plot overlooking the Loire Valley, with a steep east/southeast-facing slope toward the Loire (contributing to acidity) and wind (contributing to aromatic complexity)

Viticulture

sustainable farming

Grape Harvest

manually, through successive sorting steps

Wine Production

Slow pressing, long fermentations (alcoholic and malolactic) without the addition of yeast in the barrel

Livestock Farming

Partially aged in barrels for more than 6 years with stirring on fine lees

Alcohol content

14%

Residual sugars

4 g/L

Eye

a bright pale gold color with green highlights

Nose

is based on a beautiful balance between botrytis and minerality

Palate

precision, complexity, and finesse

Serve

at 10-12°C

Open

1/2 hour before

Drink starting at

2015

Drink before

2028

Food and Wine Pairings

Enjoy it with grilled fish, andouillette in white wine, or meat dishes with a creamy sauce...

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Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2015 guide) 16/20 (Very good wine)

Rated 2*Stars (A solid, recommendable wine, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous one)

About the wine:

Another great success, with precise structure and minerality worthy of the name.

About the estate:

This 45-hectare vineyard—80% of which is planted with Chenin—produces a wide range of white wines. René handles winemaking, while his older brother Christophe tends the vineyards. They aren’t organic, to be sure, but the soil is worked “their own way.” In the cellar, the same meticulous care prevails, with a variety of tanks of all kinds (stainless steel, cement, cylindrical, underground, 30-hl wooden tanks by Stockinger…), suited to crafting nuanced and complex wines. The sweet wines are the estate’s greatest strength, as is the Savennières series (13 hectares), impeccably balanced.

Guide Hachette des vins

Wine noted (guide 2015) 1*Star (Very successful wine)

Rated Estate: Award-Winning Wines (This producer's wines regularly receive awards from the guide)

About the wine:

This 5.5-hectare estate, created from the merger of two family-run vineyards, has been managed since 1974 by Claude Papin, one of the foremost experts on the terroirs of Anjou and one of the region’s most talented producers of white wines—both dry and sweet. A must-try.
With a nuanced, brilliant straw-yellow color, this 2012 offers a nose that is already well-opened, revealing notes of flowers and white-fleshed fruits. The palate, in perfect harmony, is full-bodied, generous, and rich, balanced by a delicate freshness. A harmonious wine that will age well.

About the estate:

This 46-hectare estate, formed by the merger of two family-run vineyards, has been managed by René Papin since 2010. The estate is particularly renowned for the quality of its white wines, both dry and sweet. A must-visit.

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

Wine rated 16.5/20 (Very Good)

About the wine:

Fruity, woody, floral, spicy, and smoky on the nose. A powerful, smooth white wine.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide to the Best Wines of France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Wine rated (2015 guide) 16/20 (Very good wine)

About the wine:

Roche-aux-Moins has a richer body and more intense flavors.

Customer Rating

3.9/5

based on 10 reviews