Domaine Pelle, Menetou Salon "Les Blanchais"
Its terroir brings power, its exposure freshness. At the beginning of the 1980s, passion led the Pellé estate to vinify its first plot separately: the Blanchais. We rightly imagined that the complexity of the terroir would be reflected in the glass… This old vine delivers power and length both on the nose and on the palate. The citrus and vegetal notes combine with the minerality without heaviness or exuberance. A bottle that just needs to age…
Winery: Domaine PelleAppellation: Loire Valley, Menetou-Salon
Average age of vines: 60 years
Farming Methods: Organic conversion biodynamic
Maturation: 100% Wood barrels
Soil: Kimmeridgian marl bedrock, primarily clay and limestone on the surface, with some flint (15-20%)
Varietal: sauvignon blanc
Vineyard Orientation: NE
Vineyard Size: 2.7 hectares
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Domaine Pelle, Menetou Salon "Les Blanchais" 2022 | 93 Vinous |