Wine Details
Walk through the forest and almost from nowhere, the vineyard appears… a walled clos, wrapped in woodland, cooled by its own little world. After the walk in, it feels like a mirage. And then the wine does exactly what you hope it will.
White flowers come first, then lemon, grapefruit, peach, apricot and flint. There is proper richness here, a little more breadth and depth than the other Savagnin, but it never feels heavy. That mineral streak runs straight through the middle, keeping everything balanced on a knife edge.
It builds with air.
Broader, deeper, more complete. This is 100% Savagnin from old vines, harvested two weeks later than the rest of the estate because of the coolness of the vineyard. That extra time shows in the density, the shape and the quiet authority of the wine.
An absolute triumph, and one I only wish there was more of.
The Plot
Clos de la Colinette is a monopole in L’Étoile, hidden through the forest and enclosed by its own walls. The woodland around it keeps the vineyard cooler, which means the fruit is harvested around two weeks later than the rest of the estate. The vines are old, and that combination of coolness, time and age gives the wine its balance of richness, tension and mineral precision.
Technical
This is 100% Savagnin from old vines in the Clos de la Colinette monopole. The cooler site means a longer growing window, with harvest taking place around two weeks later than the rest of the estate. The result is a wine with more density and completeness, but still carried by the bright mineral line that defines the best wines of L’Étoile.
