Montlouis-sur-Loire

28,50 euros

Montlouis-sur-Loire

28,50 euros

Delivery between 3 and 6

Description

🍇 Domaine de la Taille aux Loups White Wine

Montlouis-sur-Loire: Pure balance of richness, freshness, and minerality in Chenin Blanc

This 2023 vintage perfectly embodies the spirit of Montlouis-sur-Loire: an organic Chenin Blanc true to its terroir, dense and vibrant, with fresh, fruity, and mineral nuances.


🔍 Key characteristics:

  • Vintage: 2023

  • Estate: Domaine de la Taille aux Loups – Montlouis-sur-Loire, managed by Jacky Blot (certified organic, biodynamic practices).

  • Appellation: AOP Montlouis-sur-Loire (Loire Valley)

  • Grape variety: 100% Chenin Blanc (single varietal wine)

  • Terroir: 70–80 year old vines on south-facing slopes, on clay-siliceous soils resting on limestone — a terroir of great finesse for Chenin.

  • Viticulture: Certified organic, manual harvesting, terroir-friendly practices, fermentation on lees with indigenous yeasts.

  • Vinification & aging: Slow fermentation in barrels (20% new wood, 80% 1 to 4-year-old barrels), without malolactic fermentation. 1 year aging in barrels with only one racking, light filtration before bottling.

  • Alcohol content: 13.5% vol.


👁️ Wine profile:

  • Appearance: Transparent, pure, elegant — clear and luminous robe, reflecting beautiful clarity.

  • Nose : Perfect balance of richness, freshness, fruit, and minerality. Dense, energetic, great breadth, invigorating tension, alluring texture.

  • Palate: A caressing style, with notes of ripe apple, pear, spices, sea salt, and stony minerality; round and ample mouthfeel with nuances of brioche and warm hay on the finish.


🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings:

Ideal with:

  • Lobster, melon, fresh cheese platter

  • Delicate white meats, fine charcuterie


🕰️ Consumption & Serving:

  • Serving temperature: 10–12 °C, to express freshness, tension, and finesse.

  • Aging potential: Can be enjoyed young for its vibrancy, or aged 4 to 6 years for its tension and complexity to evolve gracefully.


🌿 Commitment & Terroir:

The estate, under the impetus of Jacky Blot, is recognized as a leader in Montlouis through its fine, dry, and terroir-driven blend wines. It adopts natural viticulture, without malolactic fermentation or excessive filtration, to fully express Chenin on limestone soils.


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