Loire Valley
Panthalassa - 2020 - Adrien et Guillaume Pire
Château de Fosse-Sèche
Enchanting nose of mango, white peach, honey, honeysuckle... Taste: perfect triptych of volume, tension and persistence, three grams of residual sugar per liter. The two brothers crafted a wine of great emotion.
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Biodynamic wine
- Appellation
- Vin de France
- Degree of alcohol
- 13.5 %
- To drink from
- 2024 to 2040
- rock’n’roll
100% Chenin from Ecocert and Biodyvin-certified biodynamic vines planted on the edge of the forest, with very deep roots. Late harvest by hand, 6 weeks after the Arcane cuvée, to allow light botrytis to develop on the berries. Low yields. Meticulous vinification: direct pressing, fermentation and one year of aging in concrete vats, on total lees. Bottled at the estate in September 2021, followed by two years of maturation in bottles in the Domaine's own cellars.
Adrien et Guillaume Pire
Guillaume Pire was born in Belgium, he grew up in Madagascar. In 1998, the Pire family bought the Château de Fosse-Sèche. After his studies in Switzerland, including time working at the pioneering Rouvinez estate, Guillaume took over the family estate with his brother Adrien. The vineyards were first established 800 years ago, and the Château dates back to the 13th Century; Fosse-Sèche is made...
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