Clear light yellow color and wonderfully fine pearl. Complex aroma with notes of white flowers and pear. Lively and fresh mouthfeel, rich and broad taste. Nice long and persistant final challenging the palate, teasing for more.
Tasty and dry aperitif. Delicious with all kinds of tapas, oysters or other shellfish.
- climate
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Vouvray a un climat maritime modérément chaud avec des précipitations tout au long de l'année. Des étés chauds et des hivers modérément froids.
- soil
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60-70 year old vines on a terroir of calcareous and clay soils with a substrate of limestone rocks dating from the Turoon. This era is named after a specific limestone that refers to a particular geological timeline. The French city of Tours is also derived from this name, where the geological layers "Tuffeau" are most prominent.
- vinification
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100% Chenin Blanc. Mechanical harvest happens just before the optimum ripeness to guarantee a fresh and lively sparkling wine. Classic fermentation in stainless steel vats with indigenous yeasts at a low temperature. "Prise de Mousse" with fermentation in the bottle for 18 months minimum.
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