EARL DU DOMAINE DE ROCHEVILLE (ARTANNES-SUR-THOUET) La Dame White NV Saumur
Description
Viticulture
Terroir: On the Parnay plateau, at the edge of the Loire Valley Clayey sand on the Tuffeau stone of Crétacé. Area: 1 ha. Age of the vines: 15 years. Yield: 30 HL/Ha. Sustainable agriculture since 2005, certified Terra Vitis since Vintage 2011 and Organic Agriculture since Vintage 2016 (certification in 2019). Natural grassed and preservation of the biodiversity (plantation of hedges, wooded areas...) in order to favor the natural defences of the vine. Manual harvestings with a slight overmaturation.
Wine aging
The grapes are gently pressed in a pneumatic press, then the juice is put into tuns and few oak barrels for the alcoholic fermentation. No malolactic fermentation. Aged in the same tuns for 12 mounths, La Dame is stirred if necessary to resuspend the thin dregs. Preservation: La Dame will keep for up to 10 years in a good cellar.
Tasting notes
An exceptional white wine, La Dame gives off complex aromas of white flowers, tropical fruits and citrus. Its mouth, of a rare intensity, silky and elegant, will delight the amateurs of the kind... A brilliant, pale yellow colour with golden reflections, opens onto a complex nose which combines the scents of ripe yellow fruit (peach, pineapple) with discreet notes of honey and quince. The palate, with a supple attack, offers a fleshy body and ample volume with aromas of exotic fruits, slightly vanilla, which persist in a long, rich and elegant finish.