Closel Savennieres Clos du Papillon Speciale 1996
White
Savennières, France
7.6
WineSaint
Piercing acidity cuts through dense layers of grapefruit, white flowers and crushed stone. The palate shows tremendous concentration, with saline minerals and dried herbs building toward a focused, linear finish. Tightly coiled and demanding patience - this has the structure for serious aging.
grapefruitwhite flowerscrushed stonesaline minerals
Label
Closel
→Domaine du Closel is one of Savennières' most established estates, producing single-vineyard Chenin Blancs from schist and volcanic soils that reward patience and reward those who seek age-worthy dry whites from the Loire.