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This hillside produces a very well-structured wine that needs a little time before revealing a full and complex mouth with hints of quince and mango.
Fine mineral finish.
Notes :- Bettane + Desseauve 15/20
Wine characteristics
- Vintage : Les Cornets
- Year : 2014
- Appellation : Pouilly-fumé
- Colour : White
- Grape types : 100 % Sauvignon
- Soil : clay-chalk
- Harvest : manual
- Type of viticulture : sustainable and integrated
- Contenance : 75cl
Tasting - Cellaring
- Appearance : pale yellow
- Nose : white flowers, citrus fruits
- Mouth : generous, long and mineral
- Serving temperature : 10°C
- Cellaring : 5 to 7 years
- Drink from : 2017
- Winemaking process : in casks
- Maturation : in casks on fine lees
Food-matching
- Food-matching : goats' cheese, smoked salmon
Experts reviews :
Bettane + Desseauve
Rated wine : 15/20
Domain :
Domaine Cailbourdin: On this 20-hectare estate that includes the best slopes of the appellation, Alain Cailbourdin and his son look for the ultimate expression of Sauvignon while respecting organic winemaking that goes beyond the standards of bio certification.
Appellation :
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This majestic river links various wine-growing sub-regions that go to make up the overall appellation, from the Massif Central to the Atlantic.
The Loire region extends over almost 1000 km and there are 4 sub-regions: Nantes, Anjou, Touraine and the Centre. There are 68 Appellations d’Origine Contrôlée.
Altogether, there are 65,000 hectares producing nearly 3,0000,000 hl of wine on average each year, of which 45% are whites, 22% rosés, 21% reds and 12% sparking wines.
The areas planted with vines stretch far and wide, with a number of different climatic influences, oceanic in the West, becoming more continental the further you get from the ocean.
Three words characterise these wines: diversity, quality and affordability.
Diversity, because the whites range from the driest to the sweetest, while the reds can be fruity or mineral.
Quality, thanks to the emergence of young, talented vignerons, coupled to a significant improvement in winemaking techniques.
Affordable, because there are some amazing quality-price-pleasure ratios to be found.
The main grape types for whites are melon and gros-plant around Nantes, chenin in Anjou and western Touraine, sauvignon in eastern Touraine and in the Centre.
The principal grapes used for making reds are gamay, cabernet franc and sauvignon, pinot noir and côt (or malbec).
Recent vintages
- 2011: very good maturity for reds, well-rounded and low in acidity. Dry whites more varied, but great sweet wines.
- 2012: a varied year for weather. Few sweet wines, but highly drinkable dry whites good for cellaring, particularly Sancerre. The reds are versatile and soft.
- 2013: fruity wines, easy to drink with low alcohol content.
- 2014: a great vintage in the two colours, with aromatic wines in their youth but with good racking potential. A remarkable balance between acidity, fruitiness and concentration.