Domaine Bailly-Reverdy, Sancerre blanc, AC, 2018, Loire blanc
| Article: | 2018 Sancerre blanc AC Domaine Bailly-Reverdy Loire |
| Country: | France |
| Growing area: | Loire |
| Category: | White wine, dry |
| Classification: | Appellation Contrôlée Sancerre |
| Producer: | Domaine Bailly-Reverdy |
| Grape variety: | Sauvignon Blanc |
| Description: | Bright yellow with silver reflexes, shiny in the glass. The bouquet is intensive, multilayered, smells kind typically of gooseberries, limes, herbs and ripe exotic fruits, passion fruit. He presents mineral notes and elegance at the palate with a juicy glaze, lively acid and fine seasoning. |
| Alcohol: | 13.5% |
| Drinking temperature: | 9 °C |
| Drink recommendation: | As apéritif, to grilled crusts and crustaceas, fried fish, Saltimbocca of the sole, fried veal meat and fine poultry as well as creamy fresh white mould cheese. |
Cultivable area Loir:
Loire valley which was declared the Unesco World Cultural Heritage, is the ideal region to discover different "terroirs". The wine-growing area is marked by the different grounds, surface characteristics and orientations. The different terroir comes to the expression in the variety of the wines even if the same types of vine are used.
Region Sancerre
The cultivable area Sancerre is due to the flanks of a charming hilly country at the middle reaches of the Loire nearby the town of the same name.
Type of vine Sauvignon Blanc:
Sauvignon Blanc yields racy, fine wines with a lively gooseberry and cassis fragrance. The type of vine is widespread in the bordeaux and at the Loire. Particularly as Sancerre it shows its typical character.
Soil type:
Clayey chalk floors
Domaine Bailey Reverdy:
Franck Bailly represents the new generation of the respected estate Bailly-Reverdy. The hand harvest, the renunciation of selected yeast and the only low treatment let arise wines of full character. The wines are fermented at controlled temperature in the tank and to get the fresh fruit taste, the white wines and the rosé wines are bottled early.
| Ingredients/allergens | |
| Allergens: | Sulphites |
| Further details | |
| Country of origin: | France |
| Company: | Domaine Bailly-Reverdy |
| Address: | 43 Rue de Venoize 18300 Bué, France |