104 Pouilly-sur-Loire AC 2010
Domaine de Riaux

Grape:100% Chasselas (12% alc.)

This wine comes from 50 year old vines in Saint-Andelain, with flint-streaked soil. An understated wine with intriguing hints of mint, celery and white flowers on the nose and a gentle persistence on the palate.

Technical Information
Winemaker:	Bertrand and Alexis Jeannot
Location:	Domaine de Riaux, Saint Andelain (the best village for Pouilly-Fumé) on the east bank of the Loire, 4k north of Pouilly-sur-Loire
Size of domaine:	13 hectares – 0.40 hectares of which is for Pouilly-sur-Loire (the majority is Pouilly-Fumé)
Grape:	100% Chasselas – 60yr old vines that lie bang in the middle of Jeannot’s Pouilly Fumé vineyard. Trained single guyot. Root stock-3309C and Franc de Pied. Density of 6,600 vines per hectare. Massale selection from own vines.
Terroir:	Soil comprises clay and flint on gentle rolling hillsides. Elevation 225 metres and facing south.
Viticulture:	De-buds and green harvests when needed. Grass grown between rows to limit yields. Adds organic compost/fertiliser in the spring. Machine harvested. Yield of 60 H/H
Vinification:	Pneumatic press. Juice left to decant over 12-24 hours. Selected yeasts. Alcoholic fermentation in temperature controlled stainless steel at between 16 and 20°C for 15 days. No malolactic. Left on fine lees until racked off the gross lees in February – this also helps to avoid any reduction. Elevage – In cuve for 6 months with 3 rackings. Fined with bentonite and filtered with kieselguhr. One bottling per vintage, using their own equipment. Total production: 3,000 bottles
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qty (bottles)

exc vat: £8.75