Loire Valley
Sancerre Rouge "Empreinte" - 2018 - Paul Fouassier
Domaine Fouassier
Nose carried by notes of candied fruit, spices and fern... Palate: ample, ripe, fleshy, melted tannins, balanced, big volume! A bottled that you will love to lay down in your cellar and then pair with a beautiful dinner!
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Low-sulfite
- Appellation
- Sancerre
- Degree of alcohol
- 14 %
- To drink from
- 2025 to 2034
- rock’n’roll
This cuvée is 100% Pinot Noir from vines over 60 years old, biodynamically farmed (certified since 2011) and planted on marl soils. Hand-harvested with low yields around 20 hl/ha. Natural vinification: 8-day cold pre-fermentation maceration, 5-week maceration with gentle punchdowns, soft pressing, and 12 months of aging in large casks. All cellar work is done according to the biodynamic calendar. Bottled at the estate, unfiltered, with just a micro-dose of sulfur.
Paul Fouassier
Paul Fouassier, who earned his viticulture and oenology degree in 1998, worked in several leading Bordeaux châteaux (Pavie and Angelus among others) before returning to his large family estate in 2001. The estate holds 60 hectares, 50 ha of Sauvignon and 10 ha of Pinot, which he manages with his cousin Benoît. The duo represents the 10th generation, drawing the best from the rigour of Benoît...
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