Château de Suronde - Sketch 2022
The Château de Suronde is located in Chaume, in the Anjou-Saumur region in the Loire Valley. The estate was acquired in 2016 by Kathleen Van den Berghe and Sigurd Mareels , the Belgian owners of Château de Minière in the Bourgueil appellation. The 7-hectare vineyard is conducted in certified organic farming , with biodynamic practices, of which 5.5 hectares are in the Quarts de Chaume appellation, the only Grand Cru in the Loire Valley. The estate also has 10 hectares of garden, agricultural land and forest, which creates a great biodiversity. The Château de Suronde is also a place of creation for artists , offering a residence to writers, musicians and visual arts. Each year, works of art created in Suronde are selected to appear on new wine labels.
L'Esquisse is made from Chenin Blanc , the age of the vines of which varies from 30 to 40 years. They are grown on a sandstone shale soil with a silty-clayey texture in the Quarts de Chaume appellation area. Harvesting, after careful monitoring of maturities, is done by hand in several sortings. The harvest is directly pressed and fermentation takes place in stainless steel vats. The wine is aged for 8 months on fine lees in stainless steel vats .
Grape variety: 100% Chenin Blanc