Loic Mahé - Sables & Schistes 2018

Name: Loic Mahé - Sables & Schistes 2018
Brand: Domaine Loic Mahé
Rating: 4.1 (7 reviews)

Savennières|White wine|Organic

Loire

White

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4.1/5 (7 customers)

93/100

Wine Enthusiast

"From a south-facing vineyard, this sumptuous floral wine offers ripe tropical fruit and balanced acidity. The mineral touch shines through in a beautifully textured wine." (Wine Enthusiast - 2020) Savennières to discover with fine food!

Features

Estate

Domaine Loic Mahé

Cuvée

Sables & Schistes

Vintage

2018

Designation

Savennières

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

100% Chenin

Terroirs

Soil of wind sands and shales

Viticulture

Certified organic

Harvest

Manual, in several successive sortings

Winemaking

Slow direct pressing, settling on the drained juice, natural fermentation in small vats for 10 months, without exogenous yeasts or any other input except for a little volcanic sulphur.

Alcohol content

13.5%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Golden yellow colour

Nose

Floral and ripe tropical fruit aromas

Mouth

Lively, mineral touch, fleshy texture with exotic fruit aromas, very good balance.

Serve

Decant at 14-15°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink before

2025

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with scallops, American-style monkfish, Loire pike with beurre blanc, veal blanquette, poultry fricassee with cream sauce, or slow-ripened hard cheeses (Beaufort de Haute Montagne, Comté)...

Domain Loic Mahé

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domain rated (guide 2017) Selected (A domain or a house that has seduced us with one or more wines from its production, without us being able to give a general opinion on the style of the entire range)

About the domain :

Demanding and fastidious, Loïc Mahé takes great care to respect the balance of flora and fauna in his vineyard, which has been certified organic since 2008. He created this vineyard from scratch in 2000, starting with a small piece of land in Savennières, with no vines at the time! With the takeover of the Château La Franchaie vineyard in 2011, he now cultivates almost 11 hectares of vines, including a good heritage of vines in Savennières.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Domain Noted Selected (We remind you that this guide is a prize list, and as such, all the domains that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).

About the domain :

Having settled in Anjou ten years ago, Loïc Mahé has gradually expanded a vineyard that remains on a human scale (5 ha). The aim of this young biodynamist is to express the soaked, whole character of the roads around Sainte-Gemmes. After a period when the wines were certainly sincere but rough, the vintages are gaining in precision, even if the ageing still has room for improvement.

Wine Enthusiast

Wine rated (2020 guide) 93/100

About the wine:

From a south-facing vineyard, this sumptuous floral wine offers ripe tropical fruit and balanced acidity. The mineral touch shines through in a beautifully textured wine.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.1/5

on 7 reviews