2022 Domaine Belargus Savennières "Gaudrets", Loire Valley, FranceABOUT THIS WINE Gaudrets comes from several southeastern facing parcels totaling 1. 85 hectares, all planted on a plateau of black schist and fine sand above the village of Savennires. These upper reaches of Savennires are noted for their floral, generous, and approachable style of wine one in contrast with the powerfully firm and often backward expression one finds on the famed slopes that face the Loire. Grapes are hand harvested, direct pressed,

In a region where 'terroir' is paramount

The wine is left to rest with its lees until it is transferred to oak barrels

rich in schist and limestone

it is even prepared to skip a vintage entirely if it is not up to standard

the estate was brought to new life in the year 2000 by Guido Carlo Alleva

The wine estate began 60 years ago with our grandfather Enio Ottaviani

Delamotte is small (just 25

A long-held vision

Vines in Carnuntum benefit from the contrast created by the warm Pannonian plain to the northeast

These vintage conditions allowed for the patient development of fruit and tannin

Madrid has recently become the center of one of the most interesting and innovative wine regions on the Iberian Peninsula

this wine reflects the muscular elegance typical of the site’s compact marl and sand-rich soils