Project Description
Louise Chéreau Vices & Vertus
Orgueil Méthode Traditionnelle Brut NV
Louise Chéreau Vices & Vertus Orgueil Méthode Traditionnelle Brut NV
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. In this spirit, she’s releasing a bottle-fermented sparkling wine made with melon de bourgogne, the traditional grape of Muscadet. The fruit comes from 40-year-old vines at the winery’s Chasseloir estate, a prime location on the Maine river on schist soils. This shows off a different side of the muscadet and hints at the immense potential of this region for sparkling wines.
Vin Mousseux de Qualité
Site: Chasseloir at 175m
Grapes: Melon de Bourgogne
Vine Age: 40 years
Soil: Schist and orthogneiss
Farming: Ecologic
Vinification: Méthode traditionnelle. After initial fermentation in underground cement tanks, the wine undergoes a secondary fermentation in bottle and is aged on the lees for 9 months.
Suggested Retail: $22.00