Chateau du Petit Thouars Chinon Blanc 'Le Clos' 2024

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Chateau du Petit Thouars Chinon Blanc 'Le Clos' 2024Petit Thouarss white wine comes from a 0. 75 hectare plot of Chenin Blanc planted in 2010 within the confines of an ancient wall immediately behind the chateau itself (hence the name of the cuve). Situated in the southwest limit of the appellation close to Saumur Champigny, the soils here are more suited to the production of white wine than vineyards further northeast. Fermentations start naturally, sometimes in stainless steel tanks and sometimes in

then the wine is racked into smaller barrels (5 hectoliters) of French oak origin for an additional 12 to 18 months

with the two cépages harvested and vinified separately before assemblage

From the Valplazza vineyard in the Barragiola section of southern Ghemme

The estate’s Barolo “Tradizionale” is a complex assemblage of various prime parcels

its tannins have teeth but finishes with a bright

harvest at Pradeaux (always manual) starts in earnest during the first weeks of October

the rotating selection of reds

the Rosso is a field blend of all the red grape varieties grown at the domaine

The grape composition is: Clairette 35% / Grenache Blanc 35% / Roussanne 15% / Bourboulenc 15%

Fermentations start naturally

the Fleurie “Grand Pré” is the classic

“Ambvivalent” is fermented on its skins for seven days