Savennières "Bigottière" Nature 2020 - Terra Vita Vinum (BD & vin nature)

The terroir Bigottière is the only vineyard of Terra Vita Vinum located on the other side of the Loire river. On a soil of green sandstone schist, with here and there a purple splash, the characteristic wine of the Savennières is made here. A wine with a slightly salty minerality and beautiful ripe acids with an enormous aftertaste. Subdued in the nose, yet eccentric with a caramel-like undertone in the nose, together with associations of hay and beeswax. An almost savoury wine and yet with the recognisable ripe and candied fruit of Savennières. Not for the light hearted . Not light-footed, not glouglou but a terroir wine to sit down and enjoy.

Country / Region: France / Savennières
Grape variety: 100% Chenin Blanc
In the vineyard: Manual picking and biodynamic.
In the cellar: Fermentation and maturation on our own fine yeast for 10 months
Quality mark: Ecovin and Demeter

Terra Vita Vinum, each cuvée unique, never made before and only once. Every time an unparalleled moment of pleasure. That is the motto of Bénédicte Petit and Luc Briand and their team of enthusiastic winegrowers. With the philosophy of staying as close to nature as possible, they work completely biodynamically and only use their own natural yeasts.

In the heart of the Anjou Noir, lies the Terra Vita Vinum estate. The two bought the land in 2019 from the Richou family, who had been working the land for several generations. Luc himself was also born into a winemaking family in the Anjou Noir and Benedicte worked in the wine trade. With a beautiful mix of soil types, this region is the dream of anyone who has anything to do with land, either directly or indirectly. The estate consists of seven different terroirs, spread across the Anjou Noir in the Loire, south of Angers and a small piece of land in the Anjou Blanc. Two Anjou appellations that are distinguished by the rich amount of limestone in the Anjou Blanc and the Anjou Noir that is characterized by the rich soil of schist and volcanic sedimentary rock.
Each vineyard has its own climate and soil, which gives each cuvée its own distinct character. Chenin, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, Gamay, Grolleau, Cabernet and Sauvignon are grown on all these different pieces of land. The ripening is mainly done on stainless steel and the intercropping is left alone as much as possible, to promote biodiversity and the flora and fauna of the land, which act as natural pesticides. The cattle are also used for agriculture. Sheep graze on the different terroirs and horses help to work the land. The way of working of Bénédicte and Luc is therefore absolutely impressive, with an average production of 33hl/ha and approximately 120,000 bottles per year.