Bordering the Atlantic, the Muscadet Sèvre et Maine appellation is the appellation of the Loire located furthest to the West. It owes its name to the two rivers which cross the vineyard, the “Sèvre Nantaise” and the “Petite Maine”. It is also, with its 11 hectares, the largest single-varietal dry white wine appellation in France. Muscadet constitutes the “Lighthouse” appellation of the Nantes Wine Region.
Chinon Clos de Turpenay 2014 Château de Coulaine
The Château de Coulaine is located in the town of Beaumont en Véron to the northwest, 7 km from Chinon.
This historic Clos of the estate is a mass selection carried out between 1960 and 1995 on 2 ha. Terroir, known and planted since the Middle Ages, is composed of clays and millelarges or yellow tufa facing south-east.
The aging is 1 year in barrels of which 10% new and 1 year in tuns.
SAUMUR LES POUCHES THE PORTE SAINT JEAN 2020
100% Cabernet Franc
Age of the vines 40 years
Aged in wood for 24 months in one-year-old barrels
S.DITTIERE AND P.FOUCAULT
MONTREUIL-SUR-BELLAY
The vineyard of the Porte Saint Jean estate extends over more than 6 hectares and is divided into three areas. It is made up of Chenin, Cabrenet Franc, and Sauvignon.
The perlée which is a white wine from France as well as two red saumurs, Les cormiers and the pouches.
Sylvain DITTIERE cut his teeth in the Grands Loire and Languedoc areas.
the Domaine des Roches Neuves in Saumur, Marc Tempé in Alsace, Gauby and Cyril Fhal in Roussillon
It produces elegant wines that are both pure and very singular, the aging is precise and very delicate.
Producer Pierre and Rodolphe GAUTHIER
BEL AIR Domain
Family owned since 5 generations
Area of the vines: 18haEncépagement, 100% Cabernet Franc Average age of the vines: 40 years
Total production: 100.000 bts
The vineyard is located on "BENAIS" plateau most clay-limestone of the appellation "BOURGUEIL"
Resumption of operations in 1979 with work in collaboration with his son Rodolphe since February 2005.
Low yields Grass between the Labor rows at the foot of the vine
Respect for the land and consequently organic cultivation of the vine. ECOCERT control. Since 2000
QUARTS DE CHAUME ZERSILLES 2015 DOMAINE PATRICK BAUDOUIN
Today, Domaine Patrick Baudouin has thirteen and a half hectares of vines in production. Ten hectares of Chenin, three and a half of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon, in the communes of Chaudefonds sur Layon, Saint Aubin de Luigné and Rochefort sur Loire (Quart de Chaume). Patrick also planted one hectare of Savennières in 2009.
The Estate undertook to convert all its vines to organic farming in 2002. Any new plot rented or purchased is immediately converted, if it is not already organic.
Since 1997 they resumed tillage, then abandoned chemical weedkillers, and from 2001 they no longer used synthetic treatment products. In the cellar, since 1994, no more wine from the Domaine has been chaptalized ("sweetened", as the ancients said), by limiting sulfur to a minimum.
In the vineyard, certified organic farming, constant search for the best human labor / biotope ratio, for a non-destructive, sustainable culture.
It is on a low south-facing hillside that “Le Vau Jaumier” is located on clay-limestone terroir. Vines have been there for a long time, as evidenced by the numerous remains of amphorae. They emerge as soon as the earth is disturbed, from the remains of a Gallo-Roman villa which rises within this vineyard.
Harvest and vinification: The harvest are manual then the grapes are sorted grain by grain at optimum maturity. “Le Vau Jaumier” is the last harvested terroir of the whole estate. After crushing and destemming of the harvest, alcoholic fermentation starts naturally and is carried out in thermo-regulated wooden vats. Pigeage by foot twice a day for ten days and the maceration is then prolonged for 2 to 15 days in order to complete the extraction. Entonnage, in barrels after devatting and pressing. Malolactic fermentation therefore takes place in oak barrels (during the spring following the harvest).
Breeding : Classically, the Le Vau Jaumier cuvée is aged in 1-wine barrels for 12 months. In adaptation to the vintage,
Sancerre Mont Damné Domaine Didier Dagueneau 2019 75 cl
Viticulturalist in SAINT ANDELAIN
Terroir and soils: Calcareous tuffeau soil covered with a thin layer of clay.
Philosophy : Organic farming (Ecocert certified in 2000)
Vinification and aging: In the cellar, the grapes are completely destemmed and then sorted again on the table before being vatted. The fermentations are traditional and in indigenous yeasts after a cold pre-fermentation maceration. Fermentation is gentle and lasts on average 20 to 30 days with regular pumping over and punching down. The wines are then sown in barrels or in demi-muids, the proportion of new barrels changing according to the cuvées and vintages. The Gauthier family is fortunate to have old caves carved in tuff as a breeding cellar, which serve as a cozy nest for wines. They rest there there, serenely, in a stable and caulked environment with natural temperatures ideal for conservation. This cuvée was aged in 2 and 3 wine barrels for 24 months. The wines are then bottled without filtration.
CHINON LE CLOS DE PALLUS DOMAINE DE PALLUS 2018 75CL
Located in the Loire Valley in the town of Cravant Les Côteaux, the Domaine de Pallus has 12 hectares. Since 2005, Bertrand Sourdais represents the fifth generation of owners of the Domaine de Pallus.
Grape variety: cabernet franc
Plot harvested on 1 hectare.
100% destemmed Individual vinification in open wooden vats of 30 hl.
Fermentation for 25 to 30 days,aging for 18 months in Burgundy barrels between 5 and 10 years old.
A Cabernet Franc cuvée of great density, a mouth with present but silky tannins.
A large Chinon decanted 2 hours before tasting.
Chinon Vieilles Vignes Domaine de la Commanderie 2022 75cl
Grape variety: 100% Cabernet franc Soil: sandy loam
The vinification takes place on the basis of moderate temperatures (23°C.) and macerations which do not extend too long in time, so as to preserve the flattering aromas. It is a light, fruity and very aromatic wine which presents round and silky tannins. It is pleasant to taste from its earliest youth and offers subtle aromas of red fruits and spices on the nose and flavors of violets and liquorice on the palate. This wine is particularly seductive with charcuterie and river fish, as well as white meats.
POUILLY SMOKE OF LADOUCETTE 2022
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