Savennières wine

The area allowed for Savennières AOC spreads over 3 hills of schist, located on the northwest (right) bank of the Loire river, totaling about 300 hectares (740 acres), situated in three communes: Savennières, Bouchemaine and La Possonnière.

[1] Savennières was originally defined as an AOC in 1952, and was revised in 1996 to introduce designations for sweet wines.

[3] The top enclave of Savennières, Coulée de Serrant, consists of a single estate run by Nicolas Joly.

[6] Savennières is typically more full-bodied than dry Vouvray, and a significant step up in concentration and quality from basic Anjou blanc.

The traditional, long-lived style of Savennières wine can be somewhat austere and unapproachable in youth.