Wine Henri Bourgeois, Sancerre AOC Jadis 2008

Sancerre Jade - an elegant fruity wine, grapes for which are grown on soils of the vineyard Mont Dane with fifty years of vines and a very low yield. After the harvest, the grapes produce a soft spin followed by standing for 2 days at low temperatures. Fermentation takes place partly in stainless steel vats, partly - in oak, the wine then briefly aged in oak barrels. Storage capacity of this wine - 5-10 years.

Possession of the family Bourgeois located in the village of Shavinol, which is famous for its excellent wines and goat cheese Krottin de Shavinol. For 10 generations of the family Bourgeois in winemaking.
In 1950, the name of Henri Bourgeois consisted of 2 ha, but his sons expanded the domain up to 65 hectares of vineyards. Vineyards are located among the best slopes of Sancerre and Pouilly Fumé, extending to the banks of the Loire. Thanks to its excellent climate, chalky and siliceous soils are simply created ideal conditions for growing Sauvignon with mineral character that is reflected in the wine finesse and elegance.
Bourgeois family passion for wines encourages them to do the best for growing grapes and making wonderful fine wine. The philosophy of the family founded on respect for the terroir and winemaking. Thanks to an ingenious reconciliation of tradition and modern technology in the estate Bourgeois Sancerre wines produced upscale Pouilly-Fumé and. The family Bourgeois result of his work with humor called "bourgeois quality."
The process of aging wine from Henri Bourgeois is done by a complex combination of steel and oak: first, the wine ferments and kept for some time in a steel tank, and then moved to the barrels, the maturation process lasts usually 6-12 months. As a result, are born great wines that leave no one indifferent.