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2018 Roche aux Moines

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Loire Valley

Color

White

Grape/Blend

Chenin Blanc

Vintages
2021202020182016
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Drinking Window

2021 - 2030

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The Papin family is established several kilometers from the village of Savennières itself in the hamlet of Pierre-Bise, but with parcels in some of the appellation's best sites, including Roche aux Moines. This high-performing producer also makes some excellent, long-lived sweet wines.

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Since 1959, the Papin family of Château Pierre-Bise has been one of the most celebrated producers of Coteaux du Layon and Quarts de Chaume sweet wines, eventually expanding to whites from Savennières and Roche Aux Moines (14 hectares there,) and enjoys a growing reputation for its Anjou reds as well. Claude Papin took over in 1974 and has grown the estate from 9 to 45 hectares. Today, his sons Christophe and René Papin largely run the show and are experimenting with new approaches; including organic certification, which they achieved in 2019. On a recent visit, I saw that the Papins had begun working with sandstone amphorae.