Domaine O.

In the heart of the Coteaux du Layon and savennières On both sides of the Loire, on the greatest terroirs of Chenin Our vineyards are located in the heart of the Coteaux du Layon and savennières, on both sides of the Loire. These singular landscapes, terroirs of origin of Chenin, have seen us born and grow. Each hillside, each locality has its unique character. We love them like our mother earth, we admire them, we respect them. What a chance to live there! What a responsibility to cultivate them! Present for more than a millennium on our hillsides, Chenin is our companion, the interpreter of our terroirs and the noble material of our wines. This grape variety, which is as fascinating as it is demanding, requires a great deal of attention and care. It fades to better express the identity of each locality, each hillside. On our terroirs, it is a grape variety of texture and palate more than nose. It offers a lot of power, structure, liveliness and carries great bitters. Its aromas are very fine and delicate on notes of white fruits, linden and honey The Chenin Magical grape variety, from the greatest dry to the exceptional sweets Versatile, Chenin is as well able to produce dry wines of guard and very long length as exceptional sweets thanks to its magical interaction with noble rot. In the heart of the Coteaux du Layon, our family first built its history with the sweet by its know-how of meticulous tries of grapes in noble rot. Today, we are expanding our palette of great terroirs by replanting hillsides, right bank of the Layon, and historical places of Savennières. We wish to explore all the facets of Chenin by offering large parcels in dry and continuing the history of sweet, treasures of Anjou. Our region is a mosaic of hillsides. Stemming from the telluric forces of the formation of an old mountain, our geology is chaotic. Walking on our hillsides, we travel through completely different geological worlds. Shales, sandstones, puddings, volcanic rocks, aeolian sands coexist for a few hundred meters, yet separated in time by hundreds of millions of years. Thus, the Layon is part of a geological fault continuing to the Pointe du Raz in Brittany. The Corniche Angevine, rocky outfing separates the Coteaux du Layon from the Loire Valley. Further upstream, the hillsides of Savennières plunge majestically towards the Loire.