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Le Louis d'Or
AOC Vacqueyras, Organic Agriculture

  • Appellation: AOC Vacqueyras

  • Type: White

  • Culture: Organic Agriculture (certified since 1989)

  • Grape varieties: 80% Grenache blanc, 20% Clairette

  • Age of vines: 7 years

  • Terroir: Soil   clay-limestone

  • Harvest : manual with sorting, 100% destemming

  • Vinification : Direct pressing with stalks after one day of skin maceration. Alcoholic fermentation with our indigenous yeasts. End of fermentation in French barrels of 1 wine.

  • Aging : Aging in barrels with stirring for 4 to 6 months.

  • Optimal tasting : Drink within 5 to 10 years

  • Production : 2300 bottles/year

  • Tasting : Golden yellow color. The intense nose combines floral with aromas of apple, pineapple and exotic fruits. The palate demonstrates the balance of a fresh and mineral wine extending into a smooth and slightly brioche-like finish.

  • Serving temperature : 14°

  • Gastronomic alliance : A delight with a sea bass in a salt crust on a bed of fennel, red mullet in saffron papillote and crunchy vegetables, but also with chicken supremes with Ventoux morels or even with a veal chop and spring garden.

Terroirs of Louis d'Or

30 million year old clay-limestone

Oligocene of the Tertiary covered with 35cm of alluvium.

Louis d'Or Medals and Reviews

 

2021 Vintage

  • Matt Walls for Decanter: 94

  • Jancis Robinson:   15/20

  • Mille et sime Bio Challenge : Silver Medal

Food and Wine Pairing
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