Appellation in the commune of Savennières (Loire); see under Coulée-de-Serrant.
In the 12th century, monks of the Cistercian Order planted the vineyard "Clos de la Coulée-de-Serrant" near the village of Savennières in the French wine-growing region of Loire on a steep slope high above the Loire tributary Serrant. The wine became so famous that the two French kings Louis XI (1423-1483) and Ludwig XIV.Louis...
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