Domaine du Closel Savennieres Jalousie 2018 750 ML

100% Chenin Blanc. La Jalousie is a blend of several parcels of younger (20-year-old) vines planted in schistous soils on gentle hills. Like the rest of the Closel vines, they are biodynamically farmed, low-yielding and harvested by hand. They are the first of the estate to be harvested, when the grapes are pale yellow, crisp and totally healthy. They are destemmed and gently pressed, then fermented with native yeasts and little sulfur in tank. The wine is tank-aged on its lees, without any exposure to air, for 9 months before bottling. Normally, Jalousie doesn’t go through malo but in the warm 2018 vintage, it did so. The concept of Jalousie is a modern rendition of Savennières, one that is not overtly rich, phenolic or honeyed but rather is fruit-forward, fresh and earlier-drinking.