2020 Etienne Bodet Clos Durandiere Saumur Rouge Coudray-Bizot 2018 Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat Arbalete

2018 Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat Arbalete et Coquelicots

These vineyards originally covered 365 acres of steeply sloping contoured terraces

NOTES: A blend of 80% Garnacha

resulting in wines of high extraction and great quality

Smooth on the tongue

2020 Etienne Bodet Clos Durandiere Saumur Rouge Coudray-Bizot 2018 Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat ArbaleteThis clos is surrounded by the wall of the Chteau de la Durandire, belonging to Etienne's family, and the neighboring forest. The vineyard is among only 20ha in Saumur with a hard Bathonian limestone bedrock from the Jurassic period, as opposed to the more typical tuffeau. The shallow topsoils (30 to 60cm) are composed of clayey sand or sandy loam with iron oxide. The vineyard is early ripening and well draining, with limited vigor and active