Pétillant Naturel "Pet Sec Chenin Blanc," Les Capriades - 2019

Name: Pétillant Naturel "Pet Sec Chenin Blanc," Les Capriades
Brand: Les Capriades
SKU: 42108
Price: 34.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 42108 750mL

Pascal Potaire and Moses Gaddouche have created Les Capriades, the pinnacle for méthode ancestrale sparkling wines. Located within the Touraine appellation, in the town of Faverolles-sur-Cher. Designated “négociant vinificateur,” they buy the majority of their grapes, which they harvest themselves from a handful of local organic growers around Faverolles. The soils here feature silex and clay with limestone subsoil, which of course helps the wines attain their crunchy mineral backbone. The wines are riddled before disgorgement using a giropallet, and are disgorged by hand.

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Color

White

Vintage

2019

Country

France

Region

Loire

Producer

Les Capriades

Grape Variety

Chenin Blanc

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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Staff Pick Notes

this wine is phenomenal. it's what i save my lunch money to buy. a burning chrysanthemum in a field of tulips. i dream in the shade of this wine. i want to swim in it's electric currents. summersaulting in it's tide pools. over and over - head over heels - forever and ever. blindingly bright ~ like stepping out of a movie theater on a july afternoon in nevada. crunchy, white, marbled minerality. lacey fingers of sweetness hit with a lightning rod.

- HG

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.

Chenin Blanc

A versatile grape that is grown worldwide, but is most commonly associated with the Loire, California, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand. It produces just about any type of wine you can think of: ageworthy dessert wines; delicious, honeyed dry whites; sparklers; and even bases for fortified wines and spirits. These days, one of the most exciting stories is in South Africa, where newly adopted winemaking technologies have helped a dedicated group of producers to bring the country's dry...