Damien Laureau Savennieres Le Bel Ouvrage, Loire, France 2018 Halter Ranch Vineyard There’s a purity and depth

There’s a purity and depth to the fruit here that belies it’s quick

Rich and plummy with chewy tannins and a superlative finish

Jim Gordon

The name 'Skin n Bones' refers to the slightly funky

This wine is rich in tannins as well as juicy black-currant fruit

Damien Laureau Savennieres Le Bel Ouvrage, Loire, France 2018 Halter Ranch Vineyard There’s a purity and depthThis cuve is sourced from vines planted on schist near Beauprau, but also takes fruit from the vines on rhyolite in Chambourcier, further down the slope. In this vintage the harvest was finished before Les Genets, which perhaps explains Damiens anxiety around that cuve. The fermentation and levage was the same as Les Genets, and it was bottled in May 2020. The nose is broad and energetic, with richly spiced white peach, in an expressive and smoky