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LES TROIS ARGILES 2017 (Domaine François PINON)
LOIRE - AOP VOUVRAY - White - Medium-Dry
The nose is tasty, floral, with sweet scents of rose, hawthorn, pear and quince. There is a hint of chalk and a lot of freshness. On the palate, a pretty tension comes to support this tenderly perfumed juice. Beautiful aromatic persistence.
(Tasting date : dec. 2018)
The cuvée Les Trois Argiles is made by a blend of the three following parcels:
- Mortier
- Vau Chevreau
- Les Fosses Rouges
The vine's average age is about 35 years and the soils of the locations "Mortier" et "Vau Chevreau" is mainly silty and covers all the plateaux of post-Senonian formation (Post Upper Cretaceous geological stage), from the late Upper Cretaceous clays with flint (-68 million years) up to the upper Miocene sands and gravels (-11 million years). The third place called "Les Fosses Rouges" straddles Turonian's flint clay soil (dating from the Upper Cretaceous geological stage formed 91 million years ago), and a soil of continental sand and gravels, so-called "sands of Montreuil", that is of more recent formation (upper Miocene layer formed 6 million years ago).
These clay-silted soils do not store the heat of the day, the grapes ripe become therefore later than elsewhere and the manuel harvest may last until the end of September. Three passages in the rows are made on each plot in order to pick the grapes as they ripen. the grapes are sorted in the vineyard first, then in the cellar (three sorts). The fermentation is slow, with native yeast. The must is then aged on fine lees for 4 to 5 months and filtered before bottling.
This wine, classified medium-dry because of the residual sugar levels, has a nice acidity that makes it perceived rather dry-tender than medium-dry. It's fresh and tasty.
- Residual sugars: 17.3 g/l.
- Acidity: 5.3 gr/l.
| Country | Loire Valley |
| Color | White |
| Orange wines | No |
| Clay amphorae wines | No |
| Type | Medium Dry |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Capacity | 75 cl |
| Single Grape Variety | Chenin |
| Alcohol rate | 12,5 % |
| Quality Designation | Vouvray |
| Cellar Potential | 20 years. |
| Service advise | 10-12°C (50-54°F). Open the bottle 1h before the service. |
| Culture Methods | Certified Organic Agriculture |
| Fining | No |
| Filtering | Yes |
| Comments | Yield: 25hl/ha. Slow fermentation of 2 to 3 months with native yeasts. Ageing on fine lees for 4 to 5 months in barrels. Filtration before bottling. |
Gourmand et frais à la fois, ce Chenin offre une belle vivacité en bouche avec cette pointe de douceur qui laisse percevoir un vin sec-tendre, même s'il est classé en demi-sec. Cette sucrosité à peine perceptible se marie très bien avec les volailles rôties ou en sauce, notamment le poulet ou la pintade. Il sera servi également sur des plats asiatiques et des fromages de chèvre affinés.
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