Les Pierres Ecrites, Montlouis sur Loire Les Vallees Moelleux 2020
The freshness here is monumental, the residual sugar is almost digested to display an incredible balance for this moelleux wine. Top wine that is so versatile it should not be served only with dessert but try to pair it with terrines, Roast chicken with herbs and lemon and umami Asian dishes.
The freshness here is monumental, the residual sugar is almost digested to display an incredible balance for this moelleux wine. Top wine that is so versatile it should not be served only with dessert but try to pair it with terrines, Roast chicken with herbs and lemon and umami Asian dishes.
The freshness here is monumental, the residual sugar is almost digested to display an incredible balance for this moelleux wine. Top wine that is so versatile it should not be served only with dessert but try to pair it with terrines, Roast chicken with herbs and lemon and umami Asian dishes.
Anthony and Coralie Rassin are relative newcomers in the Loire Valley. Originally from Brittany they arrived in Montlouis in late 2015 after a successful first part of their career in the Rhone Valley. Les Pierres Ecrites consists of 8ha of vineyards. 5 of them planted with Chenin Blanc and the remaining with Cabernet Franc, Gamay, Grolleau and Cot. 2018 marks a new step with the move to organic viticulture. 8ha allows them to be surgically precise, especially at harvest time. Their neighbours are Jacky Blot and Francois Chidaine with whom they work together in biodynamic viticulture!
Grape Varieties: 100% Chenin Blanc Average Age of Vines: 60 years Terroir: Silty, sandy soil on siliceous (flinty) clay Harvest: Manual harvest with rigorous sorting Vinification: Fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged for 9 month on the fine lees in 3 to 5 year old 500L litre barrels. No malolactic fermentation, the PH is too low and prevents it. Residual Sugar: 32g/l Alcohol: 13.5%
