Château Pierre Bise - Savennières Roche-Aux-Moines 2012

Savennières Roche-Aux-Moines|White wine

3.9/5 (10 customers)

16/20

RVF

16/20

Bettane & Desseauve

1*Étoile

Hachette

16,5/20

Gault & Millau

“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). With 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

Terroirs

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

Winemaking

slow pressing, extended fermentation (alcoholic and malolactic) without the addition of yeast in the barrel

Livestock farming

aged partially in barrels for over 6 years with stirring on the fine lees

Alcohol content

14%

Residual sugars

4 g/L

Eye

a bright pale gold color with green highlights

Nose

is based on a fine balance between botrytis and minerality

Palate

precision, complexity, and finesse

Serve

at 10-12°C

Open

30 minutes before

Drink from

2015

Drink before

2028

Food and wine pairings

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

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Bettane & Desseauve

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

Rated 2 stars (A solid, recommendable production, though slightly more conventional and uniform than the previous one)

About the wine:

Another great success, with precise structure and a 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 the winemaking, while his older brother Christophe tends the vines. 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 vats of all kinds (stainless steel, cement, cylindrical, buried, 30-hectoliter wooden vats 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 are regularly recognized by the guide)

About the wine:

This 5.5-hectare estate, formed by the merger of two family-run vineyards, has been managed since 1974 by Claude Papin, one of the most discerning connoisseurs of the Angers terroirs 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 vintage 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. It 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 - The French Wine Review / 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 offers a richer, more intense flavor profile.

Customer rating

3.9/5

based on 10 reviews