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Henri Bourgeois - La Porte De L'Abbaye Pouilly-Fume 2016
- Producer Domaine Henri Bourgeois
- Country France
- Region Loire Valley
- Appellation Pouilly Fume
- UPC 3 36591 00251 3
Food Pairing
This wine is a marvelous match with shellfish, fish, white meats and goat cheese. For example a turbot with spinach and feta cheese, or a Crottin de Chavignol goat cheese with toasted sesame seeds.
Tasting Notes
This wine is concentrated and very fruity while also being stylish and elegant. Sauvignon grape variety is the most dominant aspect of this charming wine. It displays its elegance, fruitiness,white fruits, light citrus and is very persistent on the palate.
Viticulture
This Pouilly-Fume comes from the chalky-clay hills of Saint-Andelain, peak of the appellation where winegrowing dates back to the roman era. It’s terroir made of hard calcareous rock gives Pouilly Fume its minerality, finesse, its rather fresh and lively character.
Winemaking
After a gentle pressing and 24 hour settling of the juice, the wine ferments in thermo-regulated stainless steel tanks at 15-18 C. These long fermentations give more intense and delicate aromas. The wine then needs five months of maturation on its fine lees at cool temperature before bottling.
