🍇 Le Tournebride – Vincent Gaudry
AOC Sancerre: The Biodynamic Reference for Loire Valley Sauvignon Blanc
Le Tournebride is the flagship cuvée of Domaine Vincent Gaudry, one of Sancerre's biodynamic pioneers. Demeter certified, the estate cultivates its vines with respect for living organisms to precisely express the full richness of Sancerre's terroirs. This cuvée blends three main types of soil from the appellation: flint, "caillottes" (small stones), and clay-limestone, offering a complete expression of the Sancerre terroir.
🔍 Key Characteristics:
• Name: Le Tournebride
• Appellation: AOC Sancerre
• Producer: Vincent Gaudry
• Wine Region: Loire Valley – Centre-Loire
• Country: France
• Color: Dry white wine
• Grape Varieties: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
• Certification: Organic Farming (Ecocert) and Biodynamic (Demeter)
• Alcohol Content: 12.5% vol.
• Vine Age: Approximately 35 years
• Terroir: Flint, "caillottes" and clay-limestone
• Aging: 15 months in tank after fermentation, half in wood, half in stainless steel
• Style: Mineral, taut, and gastronomic
👁️ Wine Characteristics:
• Color: Bright pale yellow with green reflections.
• Nose: Intense and expressive, blending white flowers, fresh citrus, and delicate smoky notes typical of flinty terroirs.
• Palate: Lively and precise attack, fleshy texture, beautiful mineral tension, and a long, saline, citrusy finish.
🍽️ Food and Wine Pairings:
Le Tournebride ideally accompanies:
• Oysters and seafood
• Shrimp and shellfish
• Fish carpaccio
• Sushi and sashimi
• Grilled white fish
• Crottin de Chavignol and aged goat cheeses
Suggestion:
A seafood platter or a Crottin de Chavignol will reveal all the freshness and minerality of this emblematic Sancerre cuvée.
🕰️ Consumption and Serving:
• Serving temperature: 10 to 12 °C (50 to 54 °F).
• Preparation: Open 1 hour before tasting to allow the wine to reveal its full aromatic complexity.
• Aging potential: Up to 2028 depending on the vintage and storage conditions.
🌿 Commitment and Terroir:
Located in Sury-en-Vaux, Vincent Gaudry was one of the first Sancerre winemakers to convert his estate to organic farming and then to biodynamics. The estate has been certified organic since 2002 and Demeter since 2006.
The grapes are harvested by hand and then vinified with minimal intervention to preserve the natural expression of the terroirs. The Tournebride cuvée comes from a blend of plots spread across the communes of Sancerre, Saint-Satur, and Sury-en-Vaux, offering remarkable geological and aromatic diversity.
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