Maison de Madeleine Terres Blanches
WHY WE LOVE IT
- Spread across three superb plots, the vines have an average age of about 30 years.
- Situated on a south-east facing hillside, the grapes mature progressively and consistently.
- Grown sustainably for more than 20 years, every year we try to evolve our growing techniques.
- This terroir’s typicity is thanks to the great clay-limestone slopes, called “Terre Blanches” by the locals, which deliver complex, structured and round wines.
Varietal Composition: Sauvignon Blanc
Elaboration: Meticulously harvested at perfect maturity, a vibrating table brings the grapes to the press. After slow and gentle pressing at low pressure, the juice runs off by gravity into the tanks to be settled. The larger impurities are naturally settled at a cold temperature for 12 to 16 hours, allowing the clear juice to be racked off afterwards. This then undergoes alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks at temperatures between 15 and 20ºC. The wine is then aged on its fine lees for 5 months in order to develop its full potential.
Tasting Notes: A pale-yellow color with golden tints. On the nose, fresh and floral fragrances combine with dry fruit aromas. On the palate, the wine is soft with a lovely volume that conserves a certain vivacity. Freshness and richness perfectly combine to give this wine good balance and lovely aromatic persistence.
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This wine takes his name from one of the most famous and wealthy quarters in the French capital, Maison de Madeleine. This is the place where Paris lovers meet each other in Place Vendôme. This is also where the USA embassy stands, symbol of the strong link between France and the U.S.. All these values combined are the perfect essence of the great wines of Maison de Madeleine.
Sancerre is a French wine Appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine produced in the area of Sancerre in the eastern part of the Loire valley, southeast of Orléans. Sancerre is highly regarded for and primarily associated with white wine made from the Sauvignon blanc grape.