BODY: light pale yellow color; medium-light bodied.
TASTE: medium+ acidity; wooly mineral; lychee/apple blend; floral hint; short finish; alc. not noticeable (13.5% on back label; 13% on front label); moderate concentration of fruit; approachable – not as severe as the Loire Chenins I love the most — many would call this wine “well-balanced”; Drink Now – 2028.
Thank you Brian for sharing your notes on Clos de l’Ecotard from Michel Chèvre. Another Clos from Saumur I like is “Clos d’entre Les Murs” from Chateau de Parnay.
Chenin in clos in the Loire is a brilliant idea because it allows the expression of riper fruit notes and balances well with the high natural acidity of Chenin Blanc.
The walls from the Clos capture and radiates the heat gathered during the day onto the berries - this enhances the maturation process of the grapes, and naturally tend to form riper fruits, with more stone fruit aromas rather than apple or citrus (for Chenin blanc). However, acidity being naturally high in Chenin Blanc, you still have a nice level of acidity to balance the wine.
This is even more true for the Chateau de Parnay, “Clos d’Entre les Murs”, as within the clos they have built 11 walls, going from east to west. They even went further into the process as they perforated the holes and planted vines on the north side of walls, growing through the holes, and being exposed directly south - for an even riper style.
The walls from the Clos capture and radiate the heat gathered during the day onto the berries - this enhances the maturation process of the grapes, and naturally tend to form riper fruits, with more stone fruit aromas rather than apple or citrus (for Chenin blanc). However, acidity being naturally high in Chenin Blanc, you still have a nice level of acidity to balance the wine.
This is even more true for the Chateau de Parnay, “Clos d’Entre les Murs”, as within the clos they have built 11 walls, going from east to west. They even went further into the process as they perforated the holes and planted vines on the north side of walls, growing through the holes, and being exposed directly south - for an even riper style.
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