The 2014 Clos du Papillon is 100% Chenin Blanc that spent 9 months in stainless steel. It’s a clean, balanced, incredibly delicious effort that’s loaded with notions of citrus, wet stone, and green herbs, with just a hint of classic Chenin sous bois and mushroom that emerges with time in the glass..March/2018

This distinctive white offers a striking mineral undertone, with a flinty aroma flanking the yellow peach, blanched almond, tarragon and heather notes. A bracing acidity gives this focus. Drink now through 2027. 1,000 cases made, 200 cases imported.

Brisk and clear as a bell in its evocation of bright quince and briny green olives, this is impeccably clean. While this critic found it luscious, others considered it overtly creamy, though everyone agreed it was a classic Savennieres.