Domaine Eric Morgat Savennières Morgat Fidès 2018

Morgat Fides is made by Eric Morgat in Savennieres, one of the Loire's benchmark appellations for dry Chenin Blanc, here bottled under Anjou. The wine is a blend of four plots, Enclos, Clos Ferrand, Clos de la Pierre Becherelle and La Roche aux Moines, whose schist and volcanic soils give Savennieres its firm structure and mineral drive. Chenin Blanc is a naturally high acid grape that can also carry weight, and Morgat farms it organically and ages it in barrel, where the wood and extended lees contact build a creamy texture and a savoury depth without erasing the wine's tension. The result, as the source describes, is a white that is creamy, balanced and powerful. The colour is a bright gold, and the nose is fresh and complex, with white peach, lemon, beeswax, white flowers and a clear lift of aromatic herbs such as mint, verbena and tarragon over a hint of fennel spice. The palate is dry, full and firm, with a long mineral finish that will reward a few years in the cellar. Serve at 11 to 13 degrees, ideally decanted, in a large glass.