Domaine des Tilleuls Sauvignon Sélection Val de Loire IGP 2020
Domaine des Tilleuls

Sauvignon Sélection Val de Loire IGP 2021

IGP Val de Loire, Loire, France

100% Sauvignon Blanc | 12.5% ABV

£12.50

Discover this French white wine from Loire made with 100% Sauvignon Blanc grapes. The schist-based soils allow excellent drainage and contribute a perceived minerality to the wines. This Sauvignon Blanc is brimming with flavours of succulent peach and underlying citrus tones. Plump, and easy-going.

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Pale crystalline colour with green tints. Pleasant nose combining citrus fruits, flint, and blackcurrant buds. Assertive character, generous crunchy flavours, and roundness on the palate. A lovely focused, moreish Sauvignon, right up our street.

Service: Serve at 8 to 10°C.

Food Pairing: Excellent with seafood platter, vegetables salad, pan-fried salmon, and goat’s cheeses. Also, to be enjoyed on any occasion as an aperitif.

Meet the winemaker, Jérôme Houssin.

Founded in 1905, Domaine des Tilleuls’ wine estate is a family owned and operated winery dating back five generations. Located on the western side of the Loire Valley, near the Atlantic Ocean, the vineyard is spread over gentle rolling hills overlooking the village, on an exceptional terroir of schist-based soils, ideally suitable for growing vines. The grapes benefit from cool maritime influences and a long growing season providing a unique environment for all different grape varieties.

White | Still | 75cl | 12.5% ABV

Recognition: Vintage 2015 - Gilbert & Gaillard: 84pts | Vintage 2018 - Gilbert & Gaillard: 87pts, Wine Enthusiast: 86pts | Vintage 2019 - Gilbert & Gaillard: 86pts, Wine Enthusiast: 87pts | Vintage 2020 - Wine Enthusiast: 86pts | Vintage 2021 - Wine Enthusiast: 85pts

Cellaring: Drinking well now.

Vinification: Hand-picking is employed for certain vine plots, particularly those with older vines. Once the grapes are brought to the cellar, they undergo a gentle destemming process using pneumatic pressing to minimize oxidation and maceration. Natural decanting, lasting 12 to 18 hours, is utilized to clarify the musts. Alcoholic fermentation is initiated at low temperatures for some Muscadets, enhancing the extraction of their unique characteristics.

Following this, malolactic fermentation takes place from November to December, mainly for a portion of their Chardonnays. The wines are then aged on their fine lees, typically for eight months, but some are matured for an extended period of up to 18 months or more to develop greater body, substance, and complex aromas.

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