Domaine aux Moines : Roche aux Moines 2023

Characteristics and tasting tips for Roche aux Moines 2023 from Domaine aux Moines

Tasting

Colour
The colour is clear and bright.

Nose
The nose reveals beautiful floral intensity with scents of hawthorn and acacia. Citrus aromas mingle with notes of herbal tea and warm stone. The aromatic palette becomes more complex with touches of candied lemon, yellow and white fruit, accompanied by nuances of dried fruit and lees. A discreet mineral impression completes the ensemble.

Palate
The palate is taut and chiseled, deploying a straight and dense structure. Profound minerality expresses itself alongside beautiful structuring acidity. The saline, persistent finish offers remarkable length.

Food and wine pairings

This Savennières pairs perfectly with delicate fish and seafood. It also goes well with poultry in sauce or matured goat cheeses.

Service and cellaring

Roche aux Moines 2023 is best served at a temperature between 12 and 13°C. This wine can be appreciated from 2025 and will continue to evolve until around 2035.

A Savennières built for ageing from an exceptional Loire Valley terroir

The estate

Created in 1981 by Monique and Tessa Laroche in the Loire Valley, Domaine aux Moines spans 12 hectares in the heart of the Savennières Roche-aux-Moines appellation. Managed today by Tessa Laroche, the estate exclusively cultivates Chenin Blanc on a terroir of schist and sandstone enjoying exceptional south-south-west exposure. Converted to organic farming in 2009 and then to biodynamics, the estate represents more than half of this confidential 22-hectare appellation. This dominant position, combined with respectful viticultural practices and a historic terroir shaped since the 12th century by Cistercian monks, confers a remarkable mineral purity and great ageing potential upon the wines.

The vineyard

The Roche aux Moines vineyard spreads across 10 hectares of sandstone schist and volcanic rock. The vines, averaging 49 years of age, benefit from a privileged south-south-west exposure on the right bank of the Loire. Cultivated using Ecocert-certified organic farming and biodynamics, they are harvested manually in successive passes for golden grapes. The controlled yield of 30 hl/ha ensures grapes of exceptional quality, fully expressing the unique character of this Savennières terroir.

Winemaking and ageing

Roche aux Moines 2023 is vinified using traditional methods that respect the fruit. After direct pressing in a pneumatic press, the musts are cold-settled for approximately 48 hours at a temperature of 12-13°C. Fermentation is carried out with indigenous yeasts. Ageing takes place entirely in barrels and foudres for 18 months. Bottling was carried out at the estate on April 23 and 24, 2025.

Grape variety

This Loire wine is 100% Chenin Blanc.