Loire Valley
Sauvignon - 2022 - Olivier Bellanger
La Piffaudière
A frank and direct juice, with a nose carried of white and citrus fruits... Palate: clean, intense, slightly mineral, with a citrusy and saline finish.
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Low-sulfite
- Appellation
- Touraine
- Degree of alcohol
- 12.5 %
- To drink from
- 2023 to 2027
- rock’n’roll
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100% Sauvignon, from several parcels representing the region’s three soils: clay-limestone, flinty-clay and sand. From young vines grown organically, between 5 and 25 years old. Grapes harvested by hand. Vinification: direct pressing, gentle settling, indigenous yeasts, maturation for 6 months on lees in fibreglass vats, 1 of the 3 vats undergoes its malolactic fermentation. Reasoned sulphur at bottling.

Olivier Bellanger
Olivier Bellanger, child of the '78 vintage, grandson and nephew of vignerons, lives in Monthou-sur-Cher. His career started down a rather traditional path, working 10 years as a vineyard worker at classic estates such as Domaine Philippe Tessier. But since Olivier launched his own estate in 2008, with his first vinifications in 2009, his wines have revealed a more vibrant personality than his...
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