La Hunaudière 2025
22,90 €
Hunaudière is a Chenin Blanc from Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg grown on soils influenced by flint and chalk – a fresh, floral Saumur white with mineral tension.
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The wine's story:
La Hunaudière is one of Fabien Duveau's lieu-dit Chenin Blancs from the village of Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg. This wine shows the more energetic, direct side of Saumur Chenin: not heavy, not sweet, but taut, dry, citrusy and mineral.
According to Duveau’s notes, the wine comes from four parcels within the same lieu-dit, dominated by flint and chalk. In the producer’s own description, the wine has clear energy, a mineral grip and floral, fresh citrus aromatics.
Winemaking:
- Grape: 100% Chenin Blanc
- Appellation: AOC Saumur Blanc
- Village: Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg
- Soil: mainly flint and chalk; the producer’s website also describes it as chalky sand transitioning over tuffeau or greenish chalk
- Farming: organic; Demeter-certified domaine since late 2023
- Fermentation: native yeasts
- Vinification: partly in cement tanks, partly in old oak barrels
- Ageing: around 6 months in concrete and barrel
- Serving: about 10 °C
Tasting notes:
Yellow apple, mandarin, peach, white blossom and fresh citrus. On the palate the wine is dry, aromatic and supple, but at the finish it is held together by Chenin Blanc's characteristic acidity and Saumur's mineral backbone. This is a wine of energy and precision rather than weight.
Food pairing:
- Baked fish, white fish with beurre blanc sauce
- Goat’s cheese and fresh herbs
- Chicken with lemon, thyme and butter
- Asparagus, courgette, a spring vegetable platter
- Lightly smoked trout or whitefish
Ageing potential:
As a young vintage, the 2025 is suitable for early drinking, but Chenin Blanc and Saumur’s mineral structure give the wine 4–7 years of potential.
| Weight | 1,4 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 33 × 26 × 3,5 cm |
| Grape variety | Chenin Blanc |
| Region | Saumur |
| Food pairing | Vegetables and vegetarian dishes, Poultry, Soft cheeses, White fish |
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