Guide Hachette des vins 2022
★★

Saumur white

Elegance

White
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€ 9.80 EUR

Produced from the Chenin grape variety, Elegance is a floral and structured wine, which expresses its delicate fruitiness with a remarkable aromatic complexity. Its gustatory harmony is based on notes of white flowers. Supple on the attack, the mouth is ample and unctuous, well supported by a fine acidity which brings freshness and lengthens the finish.

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Wine characteristics

Grape variety(ies)

100% Chenin

Terroir

Vines aged from 12 to 46 years on Turonian terroir. Weeding and tillage.

Vinification

Direct pressing. Alcoholic fermentation at low temperature. Matured in vats. Bottled in March following the harvest.

Saumur white
Elegance

Tasting advice

Temperature

Serve chilled, between 8 and 10°C.
Enjoy it young, or let it mature for three to five years.

Food and wine pairing

This white Saumur is perfect with fish and poultry in sauce.

vines of the Domaine du Vieux Pressoir
Sandstone jars in the cellars of the Domaine du Vieux Pressoir, near Saumur

A wine aged in amphora

Latest awards

Vintage 2022:
- ★★ & Coup de ❤️ Guide Hachette des vins 2025
Guide commentary: "This magnificent Chenin opens with luscious notes of honey, exotic fruit and citrus. Suave and caressing on the palate, of great comfort, it is also ample and complex, perfectly stimulated by an innate freshness. A very fine gastronomic white, combining finesse, dynamism and substance, to match with cooked fish, in sauce or grilled, or a mushroom risotto. "
- Gold Medal at the Concours des Ligers 2024
- Gold Medal at the Concours national des Vignerons Indépendants 2024
- Silver Medal at the Concours national de Mâcon 2024

Vintage 2019:
- Gold Medal at the 66th Concours des Grands vins de France in Mâcon
- ★★ Guide Hachette des vins 2021
Guide commentary: "Coming from a harvest of very ripe chenin, this cuvée is intense on the nose with its aromas of yellow fruit (apricot, peach) and citrus zest. The palate is complex, smooth, warm and shows as much aromatic generosity as the olfaction. A wine that exudes maturity.

Vintage 2018:
- High Environmental Value Label
- Silver Medal at the Angers 2020 Ligers Competition

Vintage 2016:
- Silver Medal at the Concours des Vignerons Indépendants 2019
- Guide Hachette des vins 2020
Guide commentary: 'This is a wine that perfectly highlights the Chenin grape, after nine months of maturation. Very expressive, it is a condensation of white fruits, with touches of undergrowth. The attack is soft, the mouth supple, round and fat, and the finish so fresh, with notes of lime.

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