Savennières

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Savennières
Savennières (France)
Savennières
region Pays de la Loire
Department Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement Angers
Canton Angers-3
Community association Angers Loire metropolis
Coordinates 47 ° 23 ′  N , 0 ° 39 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 23 ′  N , 0 ° 39 ′  W
height 12-77 m
surface 21.01 km 2
Residents 1,338 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 64 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 49170
INSEE code 49329

St-Pierre-St-Romain Church

Savennières is a French commune with 1,338 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . It is located 15 km southwest of the city of Angers on the orographic right bank of the Loire .

Founded by Celts , Savennières was founded in 50 BC. Occupied by the Romans. They named the place after the soap herbs growing there Saponaria , from which the current name is derived. The church Église Saint Pierre from the 10th century AD is worth seeing.

The place has a train station on the Tours – Saint-Nazaire railway line .

Viticulture near Savennières

The municipality gives the wine-growing region of the Loire his name. The area received the status of an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in 1952 and has 140 hectares of vineyards, which are spread over the municipalities of Bouchemaine, La Possonnières and Savennières and are marketed by around 20 wineries. Another ten hectares will be added in the next few years, as the young vines have already been planted.

Only white wines from the Chenin Blanc grape variety are produced, which are predominantly made dry. The wines are quite long-lived and require patience from the buyer before they show all their quality.

In the Savennières wine region there are two individual sites with a great reputation and their own AOC:

  • Savennières Roche-aux-Moines, 19 hectares in size, owned by several winemakers, therefore not very homogeneous in quality. Great wine when it comes from a good producer.
  • Savennières Coulée-de-Serrant, 6.85 hectares, owned solely by the Nicolas Joly family from the Château de La Roche-aux-Moines winery. The wine from this south-west facing location on the banks of the small Serrant stream is one of the most expensive white wines in France and is sought after worldwide.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 1101-1107.

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