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Touraine Sauvignon Les Parcs

Domaine Tardieux

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Type

White Wine

Appellation

Touraine

Variety

Sauvignon Blanc

Les Parcs vineyard is the coolest hillside vineyard in the village of Thésée, located on the right bank of the Cher. Composed of clay-limestone terroir, the vineyards selected for this cuvée showcase a fully ripe Sauvignon Blanc, which is fruit-forward and mineral-driven at the same time. Domaine Tardieux-Gal's vines have been certified organic since 1998. Grapes are hand harvested and vinified with native yeasts, with no added sugar and only a small amount of sulfites used.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Les Parcs

Soil type

Clay-limestone

Vine age1964-1965, 1980s, 2000 and 2009

Vineyard size2.5 ha

PruningGuyot

ExpositionNortheast

Vinification

Fruit is direct-pressed and spontaneously fermented in steel and fiberglass tanks (no malolactic fermentation)

Elevage6 months in steel vats

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Fining/FilteringFined with bentonite (white clay) / Tangential filtration

Additional info

Total production average9,000 bottles

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Domaine Tardieux

Founded in 1977 (Simon joined in 2009)

16 hectares

As a teenager, Simon Tardieux began working in the vines at a famous organic domaine called Clos Roche Blanche. After university and a short stint as a social worker, he decided to return to Thésée and get back to viticulture – the only problem was that he didn’t have any vineyards. In 2009, Simon teamed up with his neighbor Alain Courtault, who had been farming organically since 1998, but was still selling most of his harvest off to the local coop. Together, they created a range of simple, eminently drinkable wines that showcase the best of French farming, and a decade later, they are bottling all of their grapes.

Following Alain's retirement in 2020, Simon took over the domaine gradually, mentored along the way by Alain. The work in the vineyards goes far beyond follow...