"Richer than you might be expecting, saline minerality and a red-apple 'bite', lots of thirst-quenching acidity lead to a very moreish quality. A Super versatile wine, this has enough richness and ripeness to partner a wide range of dishes but would also drink extremely well on its own whilst you lounge lazily in the garden. 100% Chenin Blanc."
We're on the Loir here, not the Loire, about an hour south of the racing town of Le Mans. Jasnières is a tiny appellation with just 70ha declared, Domaine Gigou have 8 of those. Ludovic is using old vines grown on silex-flecked clay soils to prouduce outstanding and ageworthy Chenin Blanc. The rare Pinot d'Aunis is also worth looking at for a very fine, lip-smacking red for the summer months.
Ludovic's farming and winemaking has been certified organic since 2018 although they have been using those methods for much longer. Domaine Gigou also employ some aspects of biodynamics.
20-30 year old vines grown on a mixture of clay and silex. The wine is split into thirds to age in steel, barrel and egg for 10 months. the finished wine has just 2-3g/l RS
