Loire Valley
Powerful, complex nose with notes of mirabelle plum, pear, butter and a hint of toast. Full-bodied on the palate, with lovely volume balanced by the tension and acidity of a great Vouvray. Long, salivating finish.
100% Chenin from 80-year-old vines, grown organically and planted in Vouvray on a hillside facing the Loire, with pure limestone soils and limestone outcrops all over the plot. A negociant cuvée, the grapes were bought from a young winemaker who had just up his estate. Hand-harvested and naturally vinified: direct pressing, fermentation and ageing in barrels that have seen several wines, for 10 months. Bottled at the Clos du Tue-Boeuf without fining or filtration, and zero added sulfur.
Thierry Puzelat took over the family estate a few decades ago, 13 ha in Touraine, in the Loir-et-Cher. Time and a series of encounters would put him on the path to natural wines. In 1999, he decided to vinify for hismself, and to stop taking the easy route of a “guaranteed” income from the local wine cooperative. Once decided, he went all in, determined to produce wines without artifice,...
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Sulphites-free wine
Minimal sulphites
Sulphites-free wine
Minimal sulphites
Sulphites-free wine
Sulphites-free wine
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
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