Les Fontenelles Sancerre Blanc
| Vintage: | 2020 |
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| Description: | Tasting NOTES\r\nThis is a classically styled Sancerre with grass and flint notes adding complexity to the bright floral and citrus aromas.\r\nDry, medium bodied and fresh, with lively fresh fruit and crispy acidity.\r\nFOOD Pairing- Seafood, shellfish, poultry, pork and fresh goat cheese.\r\nAbout Les Fontenelles\r\nLes Fontenelles is produced by La Cave des Vins de Sancerre, the first and only growers\u2019 cooperative in the appellation.\u00a0 Founded in 1963, it remains relatively small with only 80 growers situated across 12 villages.\u00a0 This reach provides La Cave with access to a wide variety of terroir, from north to south, from clay to limestone, flint or caillottes.\u00a0 This diversity provides the flexibility to produce compelling wines with consistency and quality in every vintage.\r\nVines are tended without irrigation, so they grow slowly and hardy and resilient.\u00a0 They are also trained low, so the grapes grow no higher than one foot from the stony soils.\u00a0 This allows them to suck up every extra bit of warmth radiating from the stones in this relatively cool growing climate.\u00a0 Grapes are picked when they are fully ripe.\u00a0 Because of the northern setting and cool nights, acidity is maintained even in the ripest vintages.\u00a0 Grapes are pressed gently by pneumatic press.\u00a0 The juice is first kept at a very low temperature for five days to develop flavor and maintain freshness and aromatics.\u00a0 Fermentation is spontaneous through native,\u00a0ambient yeast, but non-aromatic cultured yeast is added as needed.\u00a0 After fermentation the wine rests on its lees for several months before being filtered and bottled. |
| Price: | $ 27.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from BASSER’S Fine Wine
| Address: |
6240 Coral Ridge Drive Coral Springs, FL 33076 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 954-840-3122 |
First added to 1000 Corks on July 9, 2022.
