Gilles Tamagnan
Domaine des Pierrettes, Ciel de Perles, Loire Valley, NV
Sparkling$23
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"Refinement" is the best description for this Sparkling Chenin Blanc. With elegant fragrances of mixed citrus, white flowers, and a superb minerality, the long bottle aging of 36 month is worth the wait! The flavors are complex, balanced with a refreshing acidity, and a stunning lingering minerality. Ciel de Perles Blanches is a stellar wine for Blanc de Blanc champagne and crémant lovers. The terroir of flintstone shows in this wine vividly! Vegan wine: using diatomaceous earth (mineral based compound) for finning. Organic by French standard, and HVE certified. Only CeleriersCellar.com sells this wine in the U.S.
12.50%
10-25 years old
HVE certified winery, in biodynamic conversion. Natural irrigation, no watering or water retention system. The Winter pruning done by hand ends by march. They apply the "one bra" cut, leaving 3 to 4 spurs maximum to keep lesser but higher quality grapes.
The pruned branches, left between the rows, are mulched to fertilize naturally soils. The first trellising of vines happens in April. intensive weeds/grass cutting/grinding take place until June/July. Domaine des Pierrettes is in biodynamic conversion; all treatments are certified natural. The fewer the better. In September, samples of fruits are assessed to define which parcels are being harvested. The harvest being done by hand (around mid-September) allows optimal grape selection by sorting out right away flawed ones and avoiding bad aromas.
The vinification of the first fermentation is frank and direct. We obtain a very fruity and flowery wine. We use the traditional method for the second fermentation in the bottle. The wine is kept for up to 36 month on racks allowing the bubbles to be very refined.
Chenin Blanc
2,500 cases
Loire Valley
Amboise, Touraine, Loire Valley
Clay-with-flint. The soil is filled with lots of small stones, giving their name to the Domaine des Pierrettes
NV