The Chenin
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3. CHENIN ON SCHISTS ; A REBIRTH
Chenin on schists in Anjou, rather dry or sweet ?
How to solve the equation gathering all these factors, nice terroir for the botrytis/seeking for wine of terroirs/ great dry potential/economic balance of the domains ?
Is the answer to be found in the osmosis/cryogenics/chaptalization/respectful approach of the terroir/climatic variations/demand for authentic wines ?
Here is my point of view in the middle of all those debates.
- CHENIN SUR SCHISTES : REVIVAL
- SAGA DU LAYON PB 1997
- LIQUOREUX ANJOU NOIR DROIT DE REPONSE RVF
Chenin on schists in Anjou, rather dry or sweet ?
How to solve the equation gathering all these factors, nice terroir for the botrytis/seeking for wine of terroirs/ great dry potential/economic balance of the domains ?
Is the answer to be found in the osmosis/cryogenics/chaptalization/respectful approach of the terroir/climatic variations/demand for authentic wines ?
Here is my point of view in the middle of all those debates.- CHENIN SUR SCHISTES : REVIVAL
- SAGA DU LAYON PB 1997
- LIQUOREUX ANJOU NOIR DROIT DE REPONSE RVF
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2. CHENIN : AMPELOGRAPHY
Speech from JM Boursiquot during the colloquium of August 2015 about the chenin.
http://www.musee-vigne-vin-anjou.fr...Speech from JM Boursiquot during the colloquium of August 2015 about the chenin.
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1. COLLOQUIUM ABOUT THE CHENIN
Colloquium about the chenin, in Faye d’Anjou August 28 2015
Blurred origins but a connection with the Savagnin. The first time the word chenin has appeared was into the writtings of Rabelais ; in Gargantua 1534 Book 1, chapter XXV “Et avec gros raisins de chenin estuvèrent les jambes de Frogier, mignonnement, si bien quil fust tanstot guerry.”
So, the main question is : when did the term grape variety appeared ? Would this refer to a more precise variety, a family or a color ? In 1809 Bosc had written “we tend to grow only the Pineau Blanc in Maine et Loire” and this was true until the Second World War started.
Since 1950 we lost half the surface area of chenin while cabernet has known a huge expansion (by 10). Dry chenin (in Anjou with Savennières and Saumur included) is 5% of the production of wines in Anjou. All chenin taken together ; 25%. How and why did the cabernet supplanted the chenin in Anjou ? What is the future of the chenin ? You can read more about this colloquium here.Colloquium about the chenin, in Faye d’Anjou August 28 2015
Blurred origins but a connection with the Savagnin. The first time the word chenin has appeared was into the writtings of Rabelais ; in Gargantua 1534 Book 1, chapter XXV “Et avec gros raisins de chenin estuvèrent les jambes de Frogier, mignonnement, si bien quil fust tanstot guerry.”
So, the main question is : when did the term grape variety appeared ? Would this refer to a more precise variety, a family or a color ? In 1809 Bosc had written “we tend to grow only the Pineau Blanc in Maine et Loire” and this was true until the Second World War started.
Since 1950 we lost half the surface area of chenin while cabernet has known a huge expansion (by 10). Dry chenin (in Anjou with Savennières and Saumur included) is 5% of the production of wines in Anjou. All chenin taken together ; 25%. How and why did the cabernet supplanted the chenin in Anjou ? What is the future of the chenin ? You can read more about this colloquium here.
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