Winemaking: Low-pressure pneumatic pressing. Gentle 12-hour clarification with the recovery of light sediments. Put in 400L oak barrels for alcoholic and malo-lactic fermentations. Matured in barrels for 12 months.
Service: Serve at 8 degrees Celcius, can be laid down for 6 years. Food pairing: accompanies Loire fish in sauce, white meat with cream and cheese.
Analyses: Alcohol: 12.68% Vol // Acidity tot: 5.03 gr/l // Total S02: 13 mg/ l // Residual sugar: 2.6 g/l
GENERAL INFORMATION
La Varenne du Poirier 2020.
Variety: Chenin (100%), 20 years old vines on average.
Terroir: Black shale covering 2/3 of the area, hillside vineyards on the edge of the Arcison (a tributary of the Layon).
Yield: 28 hectoliters/hectare
