Domaine du Grand Poirier Gros Plant 2014 SENSORY QUALITIES: • LIGHT, DRY & HIGH-ACID • LEMON & CRABAPPLE AROMAS FOOD AFFINITIES: • CITRUS & VINEGAR-DRESSED SALADS • RAW SEAFOOD & SHELLFISH OTHER COMPARABLE WINE STYLES: • FRENCH SAUVIGNON BLANC 1. SLO Price : $ 12.09 SLO CODE : 562349 WINEMAKING NOTES: • ALL ESTATE FRUIT • AVERAGE VINE AGE: 35 YEARS • 8 MONTHS AGING ‘SUR LIES’ (ON YEAST SEDIMENTS) TO ENRICH TEXTURE • NO MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION / NO OAK BARREL TREATMENT • ESTATE’S AVERAGE YIELD: 60 hl/ha • AGRICULTURAL APPROACH: ‘LUTTE RAISONNÉE’ (LITERALLY ‘REASONED FIGHT’), WHERE CHEMICAL TREATMENTS ARE USED ONLY WHEN NECESSARY AND BIODIVERISTY IS ENCOURAGED IN THE VINEYARD TO RESTORE THE LIFE OF THE SOIL www.vinobliss.com Follow us on Tweeter and Facebook @ ViNo Bliss Christian Jaulin is known in the Nantes area of Western Loire Valley for his dedication to wine quality, producing wines that are a class apart from their competitors. In this wine, the lesser-known Folle Blanche variety, known locally as ‘Gros Plant’, is refined with Muscadet-style lees-aging. Producer: DOMAINE DU GRAND POIRIER Appellation: GROS PLANT DU PAYS NANTAIS [V.D.Q.S.] Cuvée: ‘SUR LIE’ Vintage: 2014 Region: PAYS NANTAIS [district] / LOIRE VALLEY [region] / FRANCE [ Grape Variety: 100% FOLLE BLANCHE Alcohol: 11%
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Domaine du Grand Poirier Gros Plant 2014
SENSORY QUALITIES:
• LIGHT, DRY & HIGH-ACID
• LEMON & CRABAPPLE AROMAS
FOOD AFFINITIES:
• CITRUS & VINEGAR-DRESSED SALADS
• RAW SEAFOOD & SHELLFISH
OTHER COMPARABLE WINE STYLES:
• FRENCH SAUVIGNON BLANC
1. SLO Price : $ 12.09 SLO CODE : 562349
WINEMAKING NOTES:
• ALL ESTATE FRUIT
• AVERAGE VINE AGE: 35 YEARS
• 8 MONTHS AGING ‘SUR LIES’ (ON YEAST SEDIMENTS) TO ENRICH TEXTURE
• NO MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION / NO OAK BARREL TREATMENT
• ESTATE’S AVERAGE YIELD: 60 hl/ha
• AGRICULTURAL APPROACH: ‘LUTTE RAISONNÉE’ (LITERALLY ‘REASONED FIGHT’), WHERE CHEMICAL TREATMENTS ARE USED ONLY WHEN NECESSARY AND BIODIVERISTY IS ENCOURAGED IN THE VINEYARD TO RESTORE THE LIFE OF THE SOIL
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Christian Jaulin is known in the Nantes area of Western Loire Valley for his dedication to wine quality, producing wines that are a class apart from their competitors. In this wine, the lesser-known Folle Blanche variety, known locally as ‘Gros Plant’, is refined with Muscadet-style lees-aging.
Producer: DOMAINE DU GRAND POIRIER
Appellation: GROS PLANT DU PAYS NANTAIS [V.D.Q.S.]
Cuvée: ‘SUR LIE’
Vintage: 2014
Region: PAYS NANTAIS [district] / LOIRE VALLEY [region] / FRANCE [
Grape Variety: 100% FOLLE BLANCHE
Alcohol: 11%
Domaine du Grand Poirier Chardonnay 2014
SENSORY QUALITIES:
• STRAW YELLOW COLOR.
• WHITE FLOWERS, GRAPEFRUIT AND TANGERINE AND PEAR ON THE FINISHING.
FOOD AFFINITIES:
• SEAFOOD PLATES
• SUMMER OUTDOOR APPETIZERS
OTHER COMPARABLE WINE STYLES:
• FRENCH CHARDONNAY
SLO Price: $ 11.99 SLO CODE : 563127
WINEMAKING NOTES:
• ALL ESTATE FRUIT
• AVERAGE VINE AGE: 25 YEARS
• GOLD MEDAL IN THE CONCOURS GENERAL AGRICOLE DE PARIS 2001, 2004, 2005
• NO MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION / NO OAK BARREL TREATMENT
• ESTATE’S AVERAGE YIELD: 70 hl/ha
• AGRICULTURAL APPROACH: ‘LUTTE RAISONNÉE’ (LITERALLY ‘REASONED FIGHT’), WHERE CHEMICAL TREATMENTS ARE USED ONLY WHEN NECESSARY AND BIODIVERISTY IS ENCOURAGED IN THE VINEYARD TO RESTORE THE LIFE OF THE SOIL
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Christian Jaulin is known in the Nantes area of Western Loire Valley for his dedication to wine quality, producing wines that are a class apart from their competitors. These Chardonnay vines were planted in 1990 among Muscadet and Folle Blanche vines.
Producer: DOMAINE DU GRAND POIRIER
Appellation: VIN DU PAYS NANTAIS [V.D.Q.S.]
Cuvée: ‘SUR LIE’
Vintage: 2014
Region: PAYS NANTAIS [district] / LOIRE VALLEY [region] / FRANCE [
Grape Variety: 100% CHARDONNAY
Alcohol: 11%
Château de Ligré Chinon Blanc 2013
SENSORY QUALITIES:
• MID-WEIGHT, VERY DRY & TART
• APPLE & HONEYCOMB AROMAS
FOOD AFFINITIES:
• CURED MEATS & MILD CHEESES
• COOKED FISH, SEAFOOD & SHELLFISH
OTHER COMPARABLE WINE STYLES:
• FRENCH VOUVRAY ‘SEC’ [TOURAINE] & SAVENNIÈRES [ANJOU]
SLO Price : $ 17.19 SLO CODE : 556359
WINEMAKING NOTES:
• ALL ESTATE FRUIT
• AVERAGE VINE AGE: 30 TO 35 YEARS
• 2 MONTHS AGING ‘SUR LIES’ (ON YEAST SEDIMENTS) TO ENRICH TEXTURE
• NO MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION / NO OAK BARREL TREATMENT
• ESTATE’S AVERAGE YIELD: 50 hl/ha
• AGRICULTURAL APPROACH: ‘LUTTE RAISONNÉE’ (LITERALLY ‘REASONED FIGHT’), WHERE CHEMICAL TREATMENTS ARE USED ONLY WHEN NECESSARY AND BIODIVERISTY IS ENCOURAGED IN THE VINEYARD TO RESTORE THE LIFE OF THE SOIL
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The appellation of Chinon is best known for its red wines, but is also a source of fine dry white wines made with the noble Chenin Blanc grape variety. Chateau de Ligré, established in 1930, consists of 30 hectares of vineyards in Chinon cultivated by the third generation of the family of Pierre Ferrand.
Producer: CHÂTEAU DE LIGRÉ
Appellation: CHINON
Vintage: 2013
Region: TOURAINE [district] / LOIRE VALLEY [region] / FRANCE [
Grape Variety: 100% CHENIN BLANC
Alcohol: 12.5%
Residual Sugar: 1.2 GRAMS / LITER
Domaine de l'Oselier Rose de Pinot
2015
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Situated between Gien and Cosne-sur-Loire, it has a temperate climate thanks to the Loire River, with a continental influence from the east.
This is a dry, elegant rosé made from none other than Pinot Noir grown in flint soils along banks of the eastern reaches of the Loire River
Producer: VIGNOBLES BERTHIER
Appellation: IGP VAL DE LOIRE
Vintage: 2015
Region: CENTRE LOIRE [district] / LOIRE VALLEY [region] / FRANCE [
Grape Variety: 100% PINOT NOIR
Alcohol: 12.5%
Residual Sugar: 0.2 GRAMS / LITER
SENSORY QUALITIES:
PALE PINK IN COLOUR WITH SUBTLE AROMAS OF FRESH STRAWBERIES AND A TOUCH OF MINERALITY AND WILDFLOWERS. THE WINE’S FLAVOURS ARE PRISTINE, OFFERING A RACY ACIDITY THAT CUTS ACROSS AN ARRAY OF FLAVOURS FROM FRUITY TO EARTHY TO FLORAL.
FOOD AFFINITIES:
EXCELLENT AS APERITIF AND OUTSATNDING WITH BARBEQUE, SALAD, AND WHITE MEATS. SLO Price: $ 13.19 SLO CODE : 569532
WINEMAKING NOTES:
ALL ESTATE FRUIT
AVERAGE VINE AGE 35 YEARS
ESTATE’S AVERAGE YIELD: 65 hl/ha
AGRICULTURAL APPROACH: ‘LUTTE RAISONNÉE’ (LITERALLY ‘REASONED FIGHT’), WHERE CHEMICAL TREATMENTS ARE USED ONLY WHEN NECESSARY AND BIODIVERISTY IS ENCOURAGED IN THE VINEYARD TO RESTORE THE LIFE OF THE SOIL
Domaine des Clairneaux Jean-Marie Berthier
Sancerre Rose 2015
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Dominating the Loire from high on its "piton" or hilltop, the vineyards of Sancerre were destined for great winemaking.
Our Sancerre Rose vines are planted on the soils of Sainte Gemme and Sury-en-Vaux, small villages located in the heart of the Centre-Loire area. These different “terroirs” provide wide complexity to our wine.
Producer: JEAN MARIE BERTHIER
Appellation: SANCERRE
Vintage: 2015
Region: SANCERRE [district] / LOIRE VALLEY [region] / FRANCE [
Grape Variety: 100% PINOT NOIR
Alcohol: 12.5%
Residual Sugar: 0.2 GRAMS / LITER
SENSORY QUALITIES:
PALE COLOUR, DRY, FRUITY AND FRESH. AROMAS OF WHITE CURRANT, APRICOT AND VINE PEACH. ON THE PALATE SUPLENESS AND REFRESHING ACIDITY.
FOOD AFFINITIES:
CREAMY CHEESES
RED FRUIT DESSERT
OTHER COMPARABLE WINE STYLES:
OREGON PINOT NOIR ROSE
SLO Price : $ 19.29 SLO code : 569329
WINEMAKING NOTES:
ALL ESTATE FRUIT
AVERAGE VINE AGE 30 YEARS
ESTATE’S AVERAGE YIELD: 65 hl/ha
AGRICULTURAL APPROACH: ‘LUTTE RAISONNÉE’ (LITERALLY ‘REASONED FIGHT’), WHERE CHEMICAL TREATMENTS ARE USED ONLY WHEN NECESSARY AND BIODIVERISTY IS ENCOURAGED IN THE VINEYARD TO RESTORE THE LIFE OF THE SOIL
Vignoble Cogné Pinot Noir IGP 2014
SENSORY QUALITIES:
Wine of ruby red color, fruity, light and supple with aromas of morello cherries
AGRICULTURAL APPROACH: Sustainable farming TERRA VITIS
Vignoble Cogné is situated in the Loire Valley between Nantes and Angers, 70 kms away from the Atlantic Ocean. The familyhas been producing Loire Valley wines (Protected Geographical Indication) for three generations over 50 hectares of vines. The vines are grown in respect of the environment with grassing between the rows and sustainable viticulture methods protected by the certification Terra Vitis.
Producer: Vignoble Cogné
Appellation: Val de Loire IGP
Vintage: 2014
Region: ANGERS [district] / LOIRE VALLEY [region] / FRANCE [
Grape Variety: 100% PINOT NOIR
Alcohol: 13.0%
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Château du Petit Thouars Touraine Cabernet Franc
‘Réserve’ 2011
SENSORY QUALITIES:
• MID-WEIGHT, DRY & TANGY
• MEDETERRANIAN HERBS / RIPE RED FRUITS
• RASBERRY LIQUOR AROMAS and DELICATE OAK NOTES
FOOD AFFINITIES:
• STEAK AND MILD MEATS
• OLIVE OIL & MEDITERRANEAN SAUCES
OTHER COMPARABLE WINE STYLES:
• FRENCH CHINON & BOURGEUIL
SLO Price : $ 13.89 SLO code : 565331
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WINEMAKING NOTES:
• ALL ESTATE FRUIT
• AVERAGE VINE AGE: 30 YEARS
• STAINLESS STEEL FERMENTATION
• 18 MONTHS AGING IN FRENCH OAK BARRELS
• ESTATE’S AVERAGE YIELD: 30 hl/ha
• AGRICULTURAL APPROACH: ‘LUTTE RAISONNÉE’ (LITERALLY ‘REASONED FIGHT’), WHERE CHEMICAL TREATMENTS ARE USED ONLY WHEN NECESSARY AND BIODIVERISTY IS ENCOURAGED IN THE VINEYARD TO RESTORE THE LIFE OF THE SOIL
Established in 1975, this small family-owned estate in the western Touraine is planted exclusively to the Cabernet Franc grape. A network of natural limestone caves houses the winery facilities. This ‘Réserve’ cuvée was honored with a commendation at the 2011 Decanter World Wine Awards.
Producer: CHÂTEAU DU PETIT THOUARS
Appellation: TOURAINE
Cuvée: ‘RÉSERVE’
Vintage: 2011
Region: TOURAINE [district] / LOIRE VALLEY [region] / FRANCE [
Grape Variety: 100% CABERNET FRANC
Alcohol: 12.8%
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Domaine de Noire Elegance Chinon Red 2011
SENSORY QUALITIES:
Pleasant tannic presence
Spicy overtones
FOOD AFFINITIES
Slow cooked meat dishes
Cheese course
OTHER COMPARABLE WINE STYLES:
Loire valley reds
SLO Price : $ 17.29 SLO CODE : 562350
WINEMAKING NOTES:
2. ALL ESTATE FRUIT
3. AVERAGE VINE AGE: 40 YEARS
4. ESTATE’S AVERAGE YIELD: 30 hl/ha
5. AGRICULTURAL APPROACH: ‘LUTTE RAISONNÉE’ (LITERALLY ‘REASONED FIGHT’), DOMAINE DE NOIRE HAS EARNED ORGANIC WINE DENOMINATION SINCE 2014.
Jean Max Manceau is the third generation of wine makers in Chinon and runs Domaine de Noiré with his wife Odile since 2001. Their wine has rich purple color with nose of ripe red fruits and a delicious smooth palate. Beautiful aromas will develop if the wine is allowed to breathe for an hour before serving
Producer: DOMAINE DE NOIRE
Appellation: CHINON
Cuvée: RED
Vintage: 2011
Region: TOURAINE [district] / LOIRE VALLEY [region] / FRANCE [
Grape Variety: 100% CABERNET FRANC
Alcohol: 14.0%
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