Tasting note
Sparkling Vouvray, light as a meringue, dry yet flavoured with honey and hay, with a lasting hint of sweet biscuit.
Vinification
From densely-planted, 5-25-year-old bushvines on chalky clay with silica, south-east slopes near Vernou village at 70m above sea level. Hand-harvested, whole-bunch pressed, natural fermentation at 18°C, no fining, no oak. Aged on lees in bottle for 12 months, then in 13th-century family cellars.
Food Match
Begin a meal with this excellent sparkler accompanied by smoked salmon blinis, or use it to finish a meal accoompanied by raspberry tart.