Bonnigal and Bodet Winegrowers - Clos de Beauce 2023
Bonnigal-Bodet Vignerons is an estate located in Limeray, in the Loire Valley. The estate has existed since 1927 and is still family-run. Today, it is the fourth generation, with Jean-Baptiste Bonnigal and his long-time friend Stéphane Bodet , who run the vineyard. They produce wines under the Touraine Amboise, Crémant de Loire and Touraine appellations, on 55 hectares. For them, the majority of the work is done in the vineyards: working the soil, enhancing the ecosystem, respecting nature and the environment. They are also relatively uninterventionist in the cellar in order to allow the terroir of each vintage to fully express itself. The aging tends to be long, in oak barrels and on fine lees.
Clos de Beauce 2023 is made from Chenin Blanc whose age varies from 50 to 70 years. The grapes are sorted on a sorting table and then put into direct pressing. Alcoholic fermentation occurs spontaneously with indigenous yeasts in 620-liter demi-muids followed by 8 months of aging on fine lees . The wine is bottled with 1 g/L of residual sugars .
Grape variety: 100% Chenin Blanc