Bodet-Herold Crémant de Loire Ternay Brut Nature 2022

ETIENNE BODET

Etienne Bodet is the fifth generation of his family working on the beautiful Jurassic limestone terroirs they own in Montreuil-Bellay in Saumur where they have been producing both sparkling and still wines for more than a century. His family are not only wine growers for the well known Chateau de la Durandière, his aunt also runs Louis de Grenelle, the largest independent sparkling producer based in the heart of Saumur.

In his own vineyards, Étienne follows organic and biodynamic principles, using only copper, sulphur, and selected biodynamic preparations. He applies the Guyot-Poussard pruning technique, and all fruit is hand-picked. Vinifications are done without sulphur, using native yeasts and, depending on the vintage, a varying percentage of whole bunches. His wines are matured for at least two years in barrels, followed generally by another year in tank and/or bottle, depending on the wine. The resulting wines are refined and elegant, wines of pinpoint balance, the reds showing beautifully resolved tannins and the whites the vibrancy and finesse derived from the limestone terroirs of Saumur.

"Complex and ripe with an enveloping plate. The typical Chenin Blanc aromas and creamy texture create a sensation of fullness. Salne finish. (91-92/100)", La Revue du Vin de France, November 2025.

100 % organically farmed Chenin Blanc from the white Cretaceous limestone terroir of Ternay. Hand-picked and gently whole-bunch pressed, with only the cuvée or heart of the press juice used. Wild-yeast fermented in seasoned oak barrels at low temperature without the addition of sulphur. Malolactic in barrel followed by 4 months maturation on lees in barrel entirely without any sulphur additions. Bottled and tiraged in March 2023 and matured on lees sur-lattes for 22 months before dégorgement with zero dosage and zero sulphur in December 2024.

13.4 % Alc/Vol; 0.48 g/L RS; 6.8 g/L TA; < 10 ppm Total SO2.