REGION | France, Loire, Touraine, Vouvray |
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VARIETAL | Chenin Blanc |
TYPE | White Wine |
SIZE | 750ml |
ABV | 13.0% |
List price: | $27.99 |
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Sale price: | $18.99 |
You save: | $9.00 (32%) |
Notes | |||
"The loan of this old vineyard, the Clos de Rougemont by the Abbey of Marmoutier that Saint Martin founded near Tours in 372, has allowed to improve the complexity and the intensity of our wines. Indeed, the legend tells the Saint planted a vine that he brought back from East Europe, on the hillside in Vouvray country that overlooks the Loire and the Monastery in this place and then creating the wine of Vouvray. Produced on clay chalky soil, hand-harvested. This wine ferments with natural yeast in smaller barrels. It matures in barrels with fine lees until the spring. It can be characterized by its yellow, shining colour and its lime-tree floral notes, ripe quince, white peach, pear fruits and acacia honey aromas." —winemaker |
Critical Acclaim | |||
"The abbey of Marmoutier was founded in the 4th century by Saint Martin. The walled vineyard is owned by the city of Tours, across the Loire from Vouvray. The wine is off dry, ripe with pear and honey and deliciously balanced with the acidity. It is young and will repay aging, so drink from 2020." —Wine Enthusiast "Offers a lovely mix of ginger, quince, green fig and pear flavors that are ripe and flirt with an off-dry character. Stays razor-sharp and fresh through the mineral-accented finish. Drink now through 2022. 675 cases made." —Wine Spectator |
Attributes | Meat | Cheese | Other |
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Chenin Blanc | shrimp, scallops, salmon, tuna or chicken | Camembert or goat cheese | citrus based sauces |