The grapes were allowed to settle for a few hours at room temperature. Alcoholic fermentation took place at between 20 to 24°C in concrete and wooden vats. This was followed by malolactic fermentation in the spring following the harvest. The wines were then racked, fined and filtered before bottling. Straw colored...
The grapes are pressed and settled overnight before inoculation. The fermentation is stopped to preserve the natural sweetness, which remains as residual sugar. Once fermentation is finished the wine is racked several times, fined and bottled. Pale yellow color with green highlights. Expressive and flattering nose dominated by intense fruity aromas...
"With a lovely nose of apple, cress, oregano, and chalk dust, Vincent Delaporte’s 2005 Sancerre is juicy and engaging on the palate, not especially gripping, but instead discrete and well-balanced, with succulent melon, apple and herbs carrying into a gentle finish" - Rated 88, Robert Parker
Domaine de la Rossignole Sancerre 2007
The year began dry and the vines came into leaf early, so Domaine de la Rossignole was expecting to harvest at the end of August. A cool and rainy summer changed that. Luckily, good weather returned in September, and because they had managed to keep the vines healthy, conditions were perfect...
Has some mature aromas of straw and paraffin, but the palate remains lean and focused, with lemon and chalk notes that run through a citrusy finish. Drink now through 2005. 6,180 cases made. –JM - Rated 87, Wine Spectator
Pascal Jolivet Pouilly Fume 2005
Pascal Jolivet Wines Vinification All the wines are exclusively vinified in stainless steel vats that are temperature-controlled, and the fermentation is accomplished totally with natural yeast. With the wines of Pascal Jolivet, the fermentation is longer than is practised normally in the region, between 6 to 8 weeks. The wines are...
Domaine Pascal Jolivet, created in 1987, is one of the youngest and dynamic wineries in the Loire Valley. We represent an estate of more than 70 acres in the Sancerre and Pouilly region. Their Sancerre and Pouilly Fume are listed in more than one hundred Michelin-starred restaurants all over the world....
Together with Muscadet, Vouvray is the most popular Loire wine in the USA. It is the perfect introduction to the Loire wines: easy to drink, fresh, soft, velvety.“ It is grown in Touraine amongst the hundreds of romantic châteaux Did Leonardo Da Vinci drink Vouvray? The artist was requested to come...
