Domaine Mosse Arena Blanc 2022
'The Savennières appellation occupies a small area (only 150 hectares spread among many small producers) just south of the city of Angers. Some of the great wines of France are produced here from the sandy soils (Aeolian sand) that sit over a shale base.
This wine has been made from their grapes in the Arena vineyards, but they have not submitted the wine for the appellation., so for the 2022 you will not see the apellation under Arena on the label.
This is a dry wine style made from Chenin Blanc from a tiny plot of land that is less than half a hectare – therefore there is very little of this wine available. The vines were planted in 2004 so are almost 20 years old. The density of the vines is 5,500 vines per hectare and the harvest returned a very low 12 hectolitres per hectare,which resulted in only 1,000 bottles being produced!
The grapes were pressed gently and then allowed to undergo natural fermentation in wooden barrels that normally have already been used for two vintages and hence imparted no wood flavours to the wine. The wine was also bottled without any filtration.
The Mosse family’s observations are that it was made with very ripe Chenin grapes which express themselves with finesse in this fresh vintage and that it shows the mild bitterness and complexity characteristic of Savennières.
There is a total of 2.7 grams per litre of residual sugar which is tiny but so common for these delightful Chenin Blanc wines from the Mosse domaine.
The vines and the activities in the vineyard are certified organic by Qualité France.'
- Living Wines
