Pouilly-Fumé « Domaine Patrice Moreux »
Variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Ageing potential: 5 to 8 years
Serving temperature: Serve fresh at 10 to 12 °C
Tasting notes: A clear yellow hue, with green highlights. An expressive nose, citrus, blackcurrant leaf, a touch of flint. The mouth opens up without hesitation, with generosity and exuberance; one appreciates the roundness, the aromatic precision, the finely balanced freshness.
Pairing: Marvellous with sea food, grilled fish, roasted or grilled meats, cheese.
Pouilly-Fumé ‘Domaine Patrice Moreux’ is a subtle blend of 3 terroirs, the majority situated around the village of Loges. The finesse of the limestone pebbles, the energy of the flint and the richness of the limestone-clay soils give the Pouilly-Fumé ‘Domaine Patrice Moreux’ an elegance which is at the heart of its typicity and personality.
Variety: 100 % Sauvignon Blanc
Localisation: Les Loges, Saint-Andelain.
Production: About 50 000 bottles
Viticultural practices: limited intervention. The earth is ploughed, the only fertilizer used is organic and only when necessary.
Vinification: Pneumatic pressing. Spontaneous fermentation with natural yeasts from the grapes. Aged in temperature-controlled INOX, with a fine layer of lees. The lunar cycle guides the vinification process.
Continental climate: cold in the winter, hot and dry from the Spring to Summer.
Terroir: 100% limestone clay
Vine age: 30 years
Plantation density: 6500 vines per HA.
Production 50 000 bottles.
Millésime 2013
Gilbert & Gaillard 2015 : 88/100
Cité au Guide Hachette des Vins 2015
Millésime 2012
Win Spectator : 88/100
Millésime 2010
Win Spectator : 91/100
