V. Desloges Touraine (sauvignon) dry white 2022

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V. Desloges Touraine (sauvignon) dry white 2022

Before integrating this parcel of old sauvignons so well exposed into his domaine, Valentin Desloges – always his hyper meticulous side - asked to harvest and vinify the 2022 vintage to make a decision. Given the brilliant result of the current cuvée which comes from this "full-scale" test, the winemaker immediately purchased it, and the parcel has been part of the great cuvées of his elite domaine since the 2023 vintage.

On the other hand, the winemaker found himself with a few thousand bottles of 2022 that did not bear the name of the domaine, vinified with his meticulous principles of respect for nature: no additives, indigenous yeasts, in short, this "Touraine 2022" was crafted like a great sauvignon from the domaine of Les Quatre Piliers, without compromise... but does not carry its name.

Initially sold to friends and family, this cuvée "Touraine 2022" is not meant to age for decades. It is a fresh, unpretentious white wine, intended to flourish for about 5 years.

After tasting and loving this superb sauvignon, which will be ideal before (aperitif!) and during the meal up to cheese (a crottin de chavignol of course, as the perfect pairing for other great Loire sauvignons like Sancerre), we proposed a "big deal" to Valentin Desloges: We buy everything that remains and introduce to great price the spirit of his domaine to our 10,000 clients. Since the parcel is now part of the domaine and this cuvée "Touraine 2022" was crafted without compromise on the winemaker's quality principles, we can openly say that with this accessible bottle, we have a perfect approach to the winemaking quality of the winemaker. Between us, it’s all the easier to present to our readers that Les Quatre Piliers, until then almost unknown, received in October 2025 excellent ratings (95/100!) in the Guide "Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate", the American review that sets the tone every month in the wine world.

WARNING:
1.    This experimental cuvée does not bear the name of the domaine, as the parcel in question, 4 hectares of very beautiful sands that soften the sauvignon to the extreme, was only integrated into the domaine in 2023, after this conclusive vinification test of the 2022.

2.    The wine is slightly sparkling (no impact on taste or organoleptic qualities!) because it contains CO2 as a preservative (instead of SO2, the infamous sulfites that cause headaches when there are too many), it will just need to be served "from a height" and/or wait a few minutes to taste if one does not appreciate the mini-bubbles (personally, I love this freshness added by the sparkle!). Of course, we are talking here about CO2 already contained in the wine after fermentation, CO2 that we did not let escape from the tank on purpose and that we put directly into the bottle, leaving it to the one who opens it to decant to let the bubbles escape (if they wish), either by pouring it into a decanter without ceremony, or by "shaking" the bottle after opening (no impact, I promise, on the taste of the wine!).

3.    As with the other wines from the domaine, the cork is a DIAM, a technical cork that guarantees the absence of TCA (TriChloroAnisole, responsible for "corked taste").