Savennières () is a commune in the

Maine-et-Loire Maine-et-Loire () is a department in the Loire Valley in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France. It is named after the two rivers, Maine and the Loire. It borders Mayenne and Sarthe to the north, Loire-Atlantique to the west, Indr ...

department in western

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. It lies near the river

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south west of

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and is best known for its production of highly rated

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. With production predominantly centred on the

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, it is famed for its particularly long-lasting dry white wine comparable to that of

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Savennières wine

The area around Savennières is used for the production of white wine from

grapes. The wines are mostly dry, often produced in a powerful style, and the best examples (such as those produced by

Nicolas Joly Nicolas Joly (born 1945) is a French winegrower in the Loire wine region, and one of the pioneers and leading personalities of the biodynamic wine movement. Early life and education Joly studied at Columbia University and subsequently worked fo ...

Château de la Roche aux Moines Nicolas Joly (born 1945) is a French winegrower in the Loire wine region, and one of the pioneers and leading personalities of the biodynamic wine movement. Early life and education Joly studied at Columbia University and subsequently worked fo ...

) are highly regarded by international wine critics. The Savennières ''

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'' (AOC) spreads over 3 hills of schist, located on the right (northwest) bank of the Loire river, totaling about 300 hectares, of which about half are currently in production.

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Savennières wine

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