Bertrand
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124 Montlouis-sur-Loire AC 2009 Premier Rendez-Vous
Bertrand & Lise JoussetGrape:100% Chenin (13.5% alc.)
40 to 70 year old vines here, planted in a sandy, clay flint rich soil less than a metre above a limestone mother rock. Viticulture is meticulous and organic, and yields at only 25hh are very low. The juice is directed by gravity (never pumped), into one to five year old barrels where it carries out its fermentation. 40% of the malo-lactics were completed, and the wine retains good freshness and cut, with dry apple-quince fruit and mineral undertones of gunflint. A very versatile food wine or aperitif, the Joussets recommend this should be carafed. For drinking now to 2016.
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126 Montlouis-sur-Loire AC 2007 Singulier
Bertrand & Lise JoussetGrape:100% Chenin (13% alc.)
Singulier is the Jousset’s top cuvée from a 1.1 hectare plot of 60 to 80 year old vines called le Clos Renards. This is possibly Montlouis’ best lieu-dit where the sandy, flinty soil lies just 30cm above the limestone mother rock. Aged in recent 400 ltr barrels this dry, dense, zesty, perfectly balanced wine has an exceptional mineral vibration. For drinking now to 2017.
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*New* 125 Montlouis-sur-Loire AC 2009 Trait d’Union
Bertrand & Lise JoussetGrape:100% Chenin (13% alc, 33g/l of rs)
There is a lovely tension here between sugar and acidity and the rich, ripe fruit typical of 2009 (a year that has produced fine chenins). Trait d’Union makes for especially good food matches with, for example, scallops, lobster, langoustine, foie gras terrine and aged goats’ cheese. Best carafed. For drinking now to 2017+.
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231 Champagne AC Extra-Brut Blanc d’Argile
Vouette et Sorbée, Bertrand GautherotGrape:100% Chardonnay BdeB (12% alc.)
This comes from a tiny yield of chardonnay produced from a massale selection of cuttings from Anselme Selosse’s Avize vineyard and a famous Chablis grand cru producer (Bertrand wouldn’t divulge the name!). In fact the soils and terroir here are very similar to the limestone vineyards of the Chablis Grand Cru Valmur. Made from the 2007 vintage, oak aged and disgorged without dosage in January 2010, it is a richer style than many blanc de blancs champagnes, like a really good Chablis with bubbles. Certified bio-dynamic. Very limited quantity. For drinking now to 2013.
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232 Champagne AC Extra-Brut Fidèle
Vouette et Sorbée, Bertrand GautherotGrape:100% Pinot Noir (12% alc.)
The vines for this brilliant champagne are planted in the lieu-dit of Vouette, on a kimmeridgian limestone slope facing due south. It offers a rich gold colour, typical of low yielding pinot noir and on the palate is vinous with a zesty, mineral vitality. Given a little time in the glass, and served ideally at 12°C, it evolves constantly, revealing layer after layer of flavour. Zero dosage. Very limited quantity. For drinking now to 2013.
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233 Champagne Rosé AC Extra-Brut Saignée de Sorbée
Vouette et Sorbée, Bertrand GautherotGrape:100% Pinot Noir (12% alc.)
This champagne comes entirely from the 2006 vintage – uncrushed whole grapes were macerated for six days in an open wooden cuve before pressing. Aged for ten months in new to eight year old 400 litre barrels it was disgorged without dosage in January 2010. Crushed red fruits nicely cut through by a refreshing chalky flavour mark this exceptional rosé. For drinking now to 2013.
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