appellation d’origine contrôlée
Cremant de Loire
PALATE
Elegant bubbles, which rise with great energy. A striking balance of fruit purity and richness A vein of focused acidity runs through an otherwise creamy texture, and a kiss of residual sugar provides for a rounded mouthfeel.
VINIFICATION
Primary fermentation in stainless steel No malolactic fermentation Secondary fermentation in bottle
24 months lees aging |. 8 g/L dosage
PROFILE
A blend of three single vineyards, which combined total nine hectares. The first vineyard is in Touraine, among rolling green hills; the second is in the historic appellation of Montlouis, with tuffeau subsoils and sandy topsoils; and the third is planted in flinty clay soils alongside the central Loire River
VITICULTURE
Tuffeau, sand and flinty clay soils
62 hl/ha
Lutte raisonnée, no use of pesticides Hand picked
LES DÉTAILS
PALATE
Shimmering color with fine, persistent bubbles. Summer strawberries, tulips, dried herbs and warm earth softly enchant the nose. A delicate texture with a charming touch of acidity accentuates orange zest nuances, which mingle with rhubarb and chalk on the elongated finish.
VINIFICATION
Primary fermentation in stainless steel No malolactic fermentation Secondary fermentation in bottle
15 months lees aging | 9 g/L dosage
TERROIR
May Georges Crémant de Loire Rosé hails from top sites in Montlouis and Lussault-sur-Loire, which combined total six hectares. The soils are exclusively Tuffeau – clay soils with ample flint and pebbles on a Turonian limestone base.
VITICULTURE
50% Pinot Noir 30% Pinot d’Aunis 10% Cabernet Franc 10% Grolleau
53 hl/ha | Hand picked
Lutte raisonnée, no use of pesticides
Tuffeau soils
LES DÉTAILS
I’ve been up all night. I might sleep all day. Get my dreams just right and let them slip away.
