Touraine Sauvignon "Chez Charles", Noëlla Morantin - 2020

Name: Touraine Sauvignon "Chez Charles", Noëlla Morantin
Brand: Noella Morantin
SKU: 38506
Price: 25.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 38506 750mL

An old vines, single parcel of Sauvignon Blanc that's made into this formidable bottling by Noëlla Morantin. Aged in old, neutral barrel. This is a plot from the vines of the famed Clos Roche Blanche. A natural wine to pair with an aged goat cheese.

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Color

White

Vintage

2020

Country

France

Region

Loire

Sub-Region

Touraine

Producer

Noella Morantin

Grape Variety

Sauvignon Blanc

Production Methods

Organic

Natural

Wine made from organically or biodynamically grown grapes with minimal intervention avoiding the use of chemicals, additives and technology.

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Staff Pick Notes

Noella Morantin is insistent on using her own sensibilities when making wine. She would rather be non-classified Vin de France than adhere to the rules of her native Touraine Sauvignon appellation. She is thus able to produce some incredibly soulful natural wines. This gem vinifies Sauvignon Blanc fruit from the Chez Charles vineyard, and uses non-interventionist methods of winemaking. There are no added yeasts, fining, or filtration. The wine is aged in 400 liter neutral oak barrels. The wine appears cloudy and golden in color, has aromas of fresh nectarines, nutmeg, and hay. The texture is fresh and silky. It is teeming with flavors of stone fruit, mineral, and herbs. It’s a no-brainer for Sancerre fans who want to discover natural wines.

- CP

Glossary

Loire

There’s a lot to remember when it comes to the Loire. Novices, take note: Cabernet Franc is a great alternative to Cabernet Sauvignon, Muscadet is unparalleled as a companion to shellfish, and Cour Cheverny is the best white wine appellation you’ve never heard of. As diverse as Loire wines are, one day soon you'll know your Melon de Bourgogne from your Romorantin.

Sauvignon Blanc

Few varietals have spawned as bizarre a list of descriptors as Sauvignon Blanc. Believe it or not, “cat pee” is in fact a complimentary tasting note, associated with some of the best bottlings. (It’s a somewhat odd way of pointing out herbaceousness in the wine.) Cat pee aside, Sauvignon Blanc (sometimes called "Fumé Blanc" in California) is a bit of a chameleon in terms of style, and quite utterly at the whim of the winemaker. Some are fermented in barrel, others in stainless steel. Some...