Wine Joseph Drouhin, Macon-Villages, 2014
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Chardonnay: 100%
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Tasting Notes
Wine bright yellow color with a silvery sheen.
An elegant wine with a harmonious structure, light acidity and delicate fruit finale.
The delicate aroma of the wine is filled with bright floral notes and hints of exotic fruits.
Great wine as an aperitif, it is recommended to fish and meat snacks.
Interesting Facts
Superb French wine Macon-Villages is made from Chardonnay grapes that are grown in Macon The Village in the south of Burgundy, Pouilly-Fuissé close. The vines grow on the soil of clay and chalk Jurassic era with a density of 7,000 vines per hectare. In the vineyards yield Drouhin specially reduced - it allows you to extract the best features of the most terroir. Collected and sorted crop undergoes gentle, careful pressing, the juice of a spin is not used. In the production process and various yeast enzymes are not used. Wine kept 6-8 months in stainless steel tanks. The wine has a 3-year storage capacity.
Joseph Drouhin winery was founded in 1880 in Bonn. To date, this is a family business with a long tradition and centuries of history that has passed many stages of development and formation. The main contribution to the company introduced Robert Drouin, who, since 1957, has expanded ownership, acquired vineyards in the regions of Italy, which does have potential. In the acquisition of vineyards always invest more, but the pride of the house wine is the vineyard "Clos de Mouches" around Bon. Yields specifically understated by an average of 20% of the permitted by legislation to maintain a high quality of products. Also one of the key points that the company adheres to the end of the 60s, is exclusively biodynamic and biological principles of processing the vineyards, excluding the use of all kinds of pesticides and chemicals.
Today owning Joseph Drouhin over 75 hectares of vineyards and 90 appellasonov, and is considered the largest in the region. Their wine is rightly recognized as a unique, intense, delicate taste which is revealed slowly, passing all the bright colors and the aroma of berries. The style is based on the refinement of taste and refinement. A distinctive feature of wine - a striking purity of taste, the giver of pleasure infinitely long.