Touraine Chenonceaux Avec Vue Sur le Cher
Domaine Tardieux
Type
White Wine
Appellation
Touraine Chenonceaux
Variety
Sauvignon Blanc
Avec Vue Sur le Cher comes from a vineyard plot planted in 2002 on one of the first slopes of the Cher River. The site has a southeastern exposure, with a nearly 4% slope, and is dominated by filtering clay-limestone soils.
Viticulture
Vineyard name
Maison Verdier
Soil type
Orange clay on limestone-rich soils
Vine age2002
Vineyard size0.5 ha
PruningGuyot
ExpositionSoutheast
Vinification
Fruit is direct-pressed and spontaneously fermented in steel and fiberglass tanks (no malolactic fermentation)
Elevage10 months on fine lees in fiberglass and steel tanks
Harvest typeHand Harvested
Fining/FilteringFined with bentonite (white clay) / Tangential filtration
Additional info
Total production average2,200 bottles