2020 Etienne Bodet Clos Durandiere Saumur Rouge Mallorca Grapes are hand-harvested in September

Grapes are hand-harvested in September in small cases of 20 kg

All varieties are grown: Poulsard

passion fruit

VARIETAL NOTES: Syrah

Old Mission Peninsula

2020 Etienne Bodet Clos Durandiere Saumur Rouge Mallorca Grapes are hand-harvested in SeptemberThis clos is surrounded by the wall of the Chteau de la Durandire, belonging to Etienne's family, and the neighboring forest. The vineyard is among only 20ha in Saumur with a hard Bathonian limestone bedrock from the Jurassic period, as opposed to the more typical tuffeau. The shallow topsoils (30 to 60cm) are composed of clayey sand or sandy loam with iron oxide. The vineyard is early ripening and well draining, with limited vigor and active