Appellation
Savennières
Identity card
VillageAOPWhiteSweet
Loire Valley · Recognised on 8 December 1952
- Village
- Regional
Key points
- Hand-picked by selecting bunches; harvesting machines banned.
- Dry and off-dry wines at most 50 hl/ha; other wines 35 hl/ha.
- Mostly dry; sweet wines from shrivelled or nobly rotten grapes.
Grape varieties
Production rules
Minimum ageing: Until at least 15 March after the harvest
- Minimum ageing
- A minimum ageing period the specification requires before the wine may be sold to consumers.
Terroir
- Aspect: South-facing right-bank slopes near Angers
- Soils: Shallow soils on schist and sandstone; wind-blown sands
- Climate: Oceanic, sheltered by the Mauges; Loire morning mists
Wine style
- Acacia blossom
- Linden blossom
- Pear
- Quince
- broad, fresh finish
Boundaries: INAO, AOC vineyard plot delimitation (September 2026 edition) · Open Licence
Specification
12 January 2024
Labelling terms
- "Demi-sec", "moelleux" or "doux" required, by sugar level
- The geographical name "Val de Loire" may be added
- The name of a registered lieu-dit may appear on the label
Nearby appellations
Sources
- Official sourceCahier des charges de l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Savennières »— Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO) / Ministère de l'agriculture
- Official sourceCahier des charges de l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Savennières Roche aux Moines »— Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO) / Ministère de l'agriculture
- Official sourceCahier des charges de l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Coulée de Serrant »— Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO) / Ministère de l'agriculture
Some fifteen kilometres from Angers, on the right bank of the Loire, Savennières covers the south-facing slopes of three communes: Bouchemaine, La Possonnière and Savennières. The appellation makes only still white wines from Chenin Blanc alone, picked by hand, selecting the bunches on the vine, on shallow schist and sandstone soils. The wines are most often dry, though the appellation also allows medium-dry, medium-sweet and sweet wines. Two separate appellations, Coulée de Serrant and Savennières Roche aux Moines, lie within the commune of Savennières.
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