Domaine de la Taille aux Loups Montlouis-sur-Loire "Clos Michet" dry white 2023

PRESENTATION OF TAILLE AUX LOUPS
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Taille aux Loups Montlouis-sur-Loire "Clos Michet" dry white 2023

Technical sheet written by the domaine

Cuvée Parcellaire: Wine made from grapes harvested during the second pass over the three plots of the clos.

Soil: Wind-blown sandy soils on the first slope over limestone bedrock. 3 plots in this clos with very similar geology, all at the top of the slope. Two orientations: southwest and west.

Aging: Barrels: 1/6 new, 5/6 from 1 to 5 wines. Aging for one year on fine lees.

Food & Wine Pairings: Many pairings, cooked fish and shellfish, white meats, cheeses.

Presentation of the appellation written by the domaine:

History: For centuries, the white from Pineau produced on both sides of the Loire, in Montlouis and Vouvray, was called "Vouvray wine." It was only with the creation of the Appellations d'Origine that Montlouis, aware of its originality, gained independence and became a communal appellation.

Soils: At the top of the promontory, the soil consists of clays topped with sands blown from the Loire and Cher, along with coarse elements of flint and chalk. The tuffeau (Turonian chalk) remains within reach of roots.

Climate: Bordered by natural geographical limits (Loire to the North, Cher to the South, and the Amboise forest massif to the East), Montlouis-sur-Loire enjoys particularly mild climatic conditions: oceanic influences penetrate through the two widely open valleys, favoring the over-ripening of grapes and producing dry white wines of high maturity.