Clos de l'Ecotard, Le Clos, 2019 with golden apples While it offers accessibility in

While it offers accessibility in its youth with proper decanting

Its balance of fruit

with a lingering touch of smoke and a hint of vanilla

then fell out of fashion for decades

With a cooler maritime climate and gentle winemaking

Clos de l'Ecotard, Le Clos, 2019 with golden apples While it offers accessibility inWhat is this wine? Clos de lcotards Le Clos 2019 is a dry Chenin Blanc from Saumur in the central Loire Valley, produced by winemakers Emmanuel Ogereau and Thomas Berthelot. The estate farms biodynamically on limestone rich tuffeau soils, and Le Clos comes from a walled vineyard near Brzan area famed for its intensely mineral, structured Chenins. Fermented with native yeasts and aged on lees in large oak barrels, its a textured yet finely etched