Temple 2023

The Chenin expresses itself here with a profound yet luminous quality.

The nose gradually opens to a fine, almost powdery autolysis, accompanied by notes of toasted sesame, ripe white fruits, and a mineral sensation evoking warm stone.

On the palate, the wine immediately finds its balance between richness and tension. Twenty-four months of aging have patiently shaped the texture without ever weighing down the wine. The substance remains elongated, carried by a saline energy that prolongs the tasting experience.

The schist, sandstone, rhyolite, phtanite, and quartz terroir imparts a true mineral backbone. A first vintage that is already very accomplished, where precision, depth, and movement respond to each other with remarkable accuracy.

Domaine
Terres d'Imaginaire

Winemakers
Mathilde Magne & Nicolas Lair

Cuvée
Temple

Vintage
2023

Appellation
Vin de France

Region
Anjou, Loire

Grape Variety
Chenin

Terroir
Massal selection planted in 1964 on a blend of schist, sandstone, rhyolite, phtanite, and quartz.

Cultivation
Organic farming, soil work, manual harvesting.

Aging
24 months of aging in tanks and barrels, with fermentations on indigenous yeasts.

Style
A rich and mineral Chenin, where the density of material is balanced by saline tension and a long finish.