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Les Noëls de Montbenault (étiquette très légèrement abimée)

2016
French wine
Color
White
Grape variety
100% Chenin
Capacity
Bottle 75 cl
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An exceptional wine, without added sulphur, of total balance, Richard Leroy's masterpiece. Absolute purity and energy, a wine that grabs you...

"Magnificent volcanic sensation, slightly smoky, in this white saved from frost. The fine reduction is minimal in this highly concentrated vintage. The wine is carried by an incredible voluptuousness and earthy energy. Its very high density of dry extracts gives it an extraordinary personality" 18/20 RVF Guide 2019

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SKU 10436
Name of wine Les Noëls de Montbenault (étiquette très légèrement abimée)
Vintage 2016
A venir No
Information stock Limited to 1 bottle per customer
Limited production Yes
Note RVF 96/100
Consumption recommendation 2021 - 2036
Alcohol degree 13
Capacity Bottle 75 cl
Original packaging 6
Type of packaging Cardboard
Certified Viticulture Biodynamics
Colour White
Points Required 7000
Contient des sulfites Yes
Type of product Wine
Country France
Region Not reported
Appellation French wine
Domain Richard Leroy
Dominant style Elegant - Refined
Grape varieties 100% Chenin
Dominant grape variety Chenin
Grape variety Chenin

The Estate Gramenon

These wines are very popular with wine lovers, extremely tasty, fruity and dense, made mainly from Grenache, using biodynamic methods. "Domaine Gramenon, created in 1978, is located in Montbrison-sur-Lez in the Drôme Provençale, in the foothills of the Pre-Alps, at an altitude of 350 metres. In the northernmost part of the southern Côtes du Rhône. The originality of the Gramenon terroir comes from the limestone bar (tidal system) formerly covered by the sea (86 million years ago). The thrust of the Alps has caused a large amount of limestone to emerge from the layers of sand left by the tides, thus forming a plateau 550 m wide and with a slight altitude, while the clays have been brought in by the river system. Grenache is the grape variety best acclimatised to our latitudes, expressing itself here in elegance and freshness. Proof of this is the presence of numerous plots of old vines (from 50 to 120 years old). The cumulative influence of the age of the vines (and therefore of the deep roots) and the specific character of the soils, gives the wines a particular and original profile. In order to perpetuate the exceptional quality of the plant heritage, each vine planted comes from the estate's own massal selection. Since the creation in 1978, the vines have been cultivated in a natural and organic way. Nevertheless, the need to move towards biodynamic viticulture was felt. The first climatic accidents of the 2000s having impacted the vitality of the old vines, we started biodynamic practices and the Demeter certification arrived in 2010. The dynamisation of the soil and the strengthening of the plant's defences were immediate and very convincing. There is a new energy in the plots. This increased vitality at the plot level is reflected in the quality of the wines. The choice of harvest date is a crucial and determining point. The intrinsic quality of the grapes can only be expressed when they are truly ripe. The harvest is exclusively manual with careful sorting. The main idea is to respect the grapes as much as possible. To achieve this, no crushing equipment is used (pomace pump, auger). The grapes are transported by vibrating table and conveyor belt to the concrete tanks. We only sulphite very lightly after the malolactic fermentation if necessary. The wine is matured in vats for the Spring vintages and in old barrels for the old vines. Purity being the always unattainable and utopian goal of history, we strive to express the terroir and the grapes as closely as possible, while avoiding betraying them, by adapting to the effects of the vintage

The Estate Richard Leroy

"Depuis son installation au milieu des années en 1990, Richard Leroy vise une quête perpétuelle de vérité dans ses vins. Dans le ravissant village de Rablay-sur-Layon, ce fin dégustateur n'a qu'une seule obsession : y faire entrer des raisins sains parfaitement mûrs pour en faire jaillir l'expression la plus fidèle de ses deux terroirs, les Roulliers sur schistes et gréseux et la pente douce des Noëls de Montbenault, un terroir exceptionnel composé de roches volcaniques rhyolite.

 

Depuis 2008, les vins ne sont plus produits en appellation Anjou, mais en Vin de France. D'une densité en extraits secs hors du commun et élaborés avec un minimum de soufre, ces vins ne se livrent pas immédiatement.

 

Quelques années de bouteille sont indispensables pour que tous leurs éléments se mettent en place. Ces chenins ont une résonance profonde que peu de blancs, tous confondus, peuvent nous offrir. Malheureusement, trop peu d'amateurs peuvent se procurer les bouteilles de cette minuscule production." RVF Guide 2*

The Estate Richard Leroy

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