As the voice of the new generation at the Chéreau Carré winery in France’s Loire Valley, Louise Chéreau is shaking things up by creating fresh new expressions of traditional grapes and terroirs with her new line called Vices & Vertus. In this spirit, she’s making a bottle-fermented direct-press sparkling rosé wine from her old estate-grown cabernet sauvignon vines planted on decomposed granite soils in the commune of Château Thébaud in the Muscadet region. Fresh, crunchy, and playful: Orgueil Rosé is an essential Loire Valley sparkler.
Vinification
This sparkling wine is made entirely in-house using the méthode traditionelle. The cabernet grapes are hand harvested and directly pressed, with a short maceration. After alcoholic fermentation in underground cement tanks, the wine undergoes a secondary fermentation in bottle and is aged on the lees for fourteen months. The dosage of 7g/L (Brut) was chosen to accent the freshness and aromatics and was done with grape must from estate fruit. The grapes all come from the 2020 harvest. Disgorgement was done by hand at the winery on January 13, 2022.
Region
Loire Valley
Subregion
Muscadet
Site
Château Thébaud
Elevation
175m
Grapes
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Vine Age
40 years old
Soil
Decomposed granite
Fermentation
Fermented in cement tanks
Secondary Fermentation
Méthode Traditionelle
Aging
Fourteen months on the lees in bottle before disgorgement
Farming
Ecologic
Dosage
7g/L (Brut)
Disgorgement
January 2022
Harvest
2020
Vegan
Yes
ABV
12.5%
Pack Size
12x750mL