VARIETAL
Chardonnay 100%
12.0% Alc/Vol
 
VITICULTURE
Region : Loire Valley more specifically in the Nantais Vineyards, near the Atlantic Ocean in the village of La Regrippière - east of Vallet. Terroir : Mica schists and silico-argillaceous on gentle rolling hillsides. Temperate oceanic climate with a south-east exposure.
Vine growing : Guyot pruning.
Density: 6500 plants / ha. Vines
Ages: 25 years old.
Yield : 65 hl / ha
 
VINIFICATION
Quality Sparkling wine made entirely from the Chardonnay grape under the strict rules of the Méthode Traditionnelle. Base wine is made in a similar fashion to still wine, fermented to dryness and then aged on its fine lees for 6 months in concrete underground vats. Prior to bottling, an aliquot of sugar and yeast is added to initiate the bottle with a second fermentation.
After 12 months ageing in bottles, in under cool dark conditions, the wine is disgorged and is ready to drink.
Residuals Sugar: 8-9gr/L
Malo-lactic Fermentation: 100%
Oak Treatment: none
 
TASTING
Delicate aromatic flavours of fresh fruits and floral notes, this wine has a fine mousse while developing delightful honeycomb autolysis characteristics. Seductive on the palate that makes it for a mouthwatering finish with good length.
 
FOOD PAIRING
Aperitif.
Seafood ... and Asparagus.