Domaine de la Roche Bleue - La Belle d'Aunis - Loire

Variety: 100% Pineau d’Aunis
Abv: 13%
Region: Loire (Vin de France)

Terroir: 100% Pineau d'Aunis sourced from their oldest vines (60 to 80 years) covering an area of 1 hectare (3 plots), with identical terroir to La Guinguette. The cuvée name is chosen to highlight the finesse and elegance of Pineau d'Aunis. Yield is 35 hl/ha, producing 4000 bottles.

Winemaking: Eighty percent of the grapes are whole cluster fermentation, and twenty percent are destemmed in layers, in a 35 hl wooden conical tank. Carbonic maceration lasts for 15 days. Pressing and transfer to oak barrels for 8 months of aging, with racking to tank 2 months before bottling. No filtration and 2 g/hl of sulfites at bottling.