Loire Valley
Fine and powerful, with notes of quince, white flowers, citrus fruit, yellow apple, and almonds in the shell... A dry wine in this vintage, but still that beautiful acidity, plus lovely bitter notes, and monumental length. A Chenin for gastronomy, crafted for food pairings.
100% Chenin from organically grown vines, certified by Ecocert, and planted on the localities of Les Bâtisses and Les Pions in Montlouis-sur-Loire, on plots showing soils made up of flint and clay, typical of the area. Manual harvest. Vinification: direct pressing, entonnage therefore fermentation and aging in barrels (with one third of new oak), for 24 months. A pinch of sulfur in order to control the volatil acidity. Bottled at the estate right from the barrel, without filtration nor fining.
Ludovic Chanson, from his first bottles released as a young upstart winemaker, has been proving himself year in year out in Montlouis. Entering the wine world in 2009, having left a career in pharmaceutical research, this scientist was bitten by the vine bug during time spent with Vincent Carême and Damien Délécheneau (of the Domaine La Grange Tiphaine). He’d buy 8.5 hectares to start out, but...
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Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
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