Domaine Plou & Fils Tuffeau Blanc de Blancs
Regular price €20,00Domaine Plou & Fils Tuffeau Blanc de Blancs
| Type |
Sparkling Wine/Fizzy Bubbly |
|---|---|
| Country |
France |
| Region |
Loire/Charge |
| Varietal |
100% Chardonnay |
| Vintage |
2018 |
| ABV |
12% |
| Size | 750ml |
| Taste |
Light, clean, zesty, predominantly apple on the palate with that slick citrus and a dry lengthy finish, perfect all day sipper. Made in the same style as Champagne with the same grape in Chardonnay but in the Loire Valley. |
| Food Pairing |
Garlic Bread Chicken Fillet Burger Snack Box |
The Plou family has been making wine in the small village of Chargé in the Loire valley since 1508.
The family have added to their vineyards over the centuries and now own 75
hectares of vines.
The terroir is comprised of Tuffeau chalk from the Paris Basin with either clay-limestone or flint-clay subsoils.
The terraces on the banks of the Loire River, however,
are made up of sand and gravel.
This Tuffeau Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature is made from 100% Chardonnay from the Plou estate in the communes of Chargé and Artigny, using the
champagne method.
After a 6 month vinification in stainless steel vats, the wine undergoes a secondary fermentation that lasts 12 months.
During this time, the bottles are left to rest in a troglodyte cave dug deep into chalk cliffs.
The bottles are then racked by hand to remove the sediment.
The result is an aromatic wine with a fine perlage and lots of varietal character.