{"title":"Clos Durandière","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Montreuil-Bellay, the soils shift.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe tuffeau limestone that defines\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eSaumur\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/strong\u003egives way to an older, harder, more compact formation —\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eJurassic limestone\u003c\/strong\u003e, formed nearly 70 million years before the calcareous soils found across the rest of the appellation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eClos Durandière\u003c\/strong\u003e, topsoil is scarce. The vines root directly into the bedrock.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eBodet family\u003c\/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;has been growing vines here since the late 19th century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eÉtienne\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/strong\u003erepresents the fifth generation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrained as an oenologist, he refined his craft with\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eClos Rougeard, Domaine Guiberteau, in Burgundy alongside Sylvain Pataille, and in Champagne at Pierre Gerbais.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2017, together with his wife, he founded Bodet-Herold, a project dedicated to sparkling wines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen in 2020, he returned to Montreuil-Bellay to establish his own estate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClos Durandière\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1.30 hectares just a few meters from the family home.\u003cbr data-start=\"1142\" data-end=\"1145\"\u003eNine rows of Cabernet Franc planted in 1983 — a vineyard Étienne has known since childhood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the vineyard, the work is meticulous, with multiple passes throughout the season: bud pruning, canopy management, crop thinning — all aimed at achieving healthy, well-ventilated fruit and precise ripeness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe wines are built slowly:\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAging lasts a minimum of 24 months in barrels sourced from Clos Rougeard and Burgundy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cellar is troglodyte — underground, yet open.\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTemperatures are not strictly controlled. 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