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Savennières wine is produced around Savennières in Loire Valley wine region, and the production region is situated on the north bank of the Loire River, in the Anjou-Saumur subregion. Savennières is a white wine produced from the grape variety Chenin blanc, and is almost always dry. There are three ''Appellation d'origine contrôlées'' (AOCs) for Savennières wine: Savennières, covering most of the vineyards, and the enclaves Savennières-Roche-aux-Moines and Savennières-Coulée-de-Serrant. The area allowed for Savennières AOC spreads over 3 hills of schist, located on the right (northwest) bank of the Loire river, totaling about , situated in three communes: Savennières, Bouchemaine and La Possonnière. Of these, about are actually planted with vineyards.〔(vinsvignesvignerons.com: Savennières (A.O.C.) ), accessed on June 26, 2009 〕 Savennières-Roche-aux-Moines covers and Savennières-Coulée-de-Serrant covers .〔 Savennières was originally defined as an AOC in 1952, and was revised in 1996 to introduce designations for sweet wines.〔 == Coulée de Serrant == The top enclave of Savennières, Coulée de Serrant, consists of a single estate run by Nicolas Joly.〔 The wine produced by Joly from this appellation is labelled ''Clos de la Coulée de Serrant'', and is mentioned by many critics as one of the world's top dry white wines.〔(The Wine Doctor: Nicolas Joly and the Clos de la Coulée de Serrant ), accessed on June 26, 2009〕〔(Wine Anorak: Clos de la Coulée de Serrant: a vertical tasting ), accessed on June 26, 2009〕 Coulée de Serrant was first planted in 1130 by Cistercian monks.〔(Coulée de Serrant: History ), accessed on June 26, 2009〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Savennières wine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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