Domaine Laureau Savennieres Le Bel Ouvrage 2018 - Bt | CK94

Tasting note

This cuvée is sourced from vines planted on schist near Beaupréau, but also takes fruit from the vines on rhyolite in Chambourcier, further down the slope. In this vintage the harvest was finished before Les Genets, which perhaps explains Damien’s anxiety around that cuvée. The fermentation and élevage was the same as Les Genets, and it was bottled in May 2020. The nose is broad and energetic, with richly spiced white peach, in an expressive and smoky vein. The palate comes similarly polished, with a very correct style, and a spicy and fresh finish. I see great direction and precision here, in a wine of very good character. This should do well in the cellar for a few years.

Score: 94

Chris Kissack, The Wine Doctor, October 2020