Domaine du Vieux Pressoir > Loire

Domaine du Vieux Pressoir > Loire > France

SAUMUR

This small domaine is turning out delicious, well balanced wines from Chenin Blanc, both still and sparkling. The secret to their Chenin wines is balance, between ripe fruit, acidity and residual sugar.

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Saumur Brut Rose

This sparkling rosé, a non-assembled, single vintage brut from the Loire valley is made from 100% cabernet franc grapes planted on limestone terroir with grass growing between the vine rows.

After an egrappage and a 24 hour maceration at 16° C., in order to preserve aromas the wine

is vinified and raised in a stainless steel cuve. Rosé bruts run a risk of being flabby, so the malolactic fermentation is blocked keeping the wine rich but vivacious. Total acidity is a crisp 4.90 grams/liter. A second fermentation that gives off carbon dioxide occurs in the bottle, which produces the lovely bubbles. After an élévage on fine lees there is a final dosage of 0.9 grams sugar/liter, giving a final RS of 5 grams/liter.

This cuvee exhales a delicate and fresh bouquet of red fruits. It is perfect as an aperitif and beautifully accompanies calf’s liver sautéed with raspberries and deglazed with balsamic vinegar. It is superb with salty/sweet pairings like melon and prosciutto. The perfect balance between raspberry fruit and firm acidity makes this sparkler a problem-solver at the table.

Saumur Blanc - Elegance

This dry white is made in a style which the French call Sec Tendre. In other words, dry, but not harshly so, tender. A very easy to drink, fruity Chenin Blanc.

Saumur Brut - Methode Traditionelle

This sparkling wine from the western Loire is labeled Methode Traditionnelle as it is produced with the same high-quality methods as Champagne. The wine is 70% Chenin Blanc and 30% Chardonnay, each varietal vinified separately at very cool temperatures to capture the delicate aromas. As with true Champagne, the second fermentation occurs in the bottle. The bottles are left 15 months sur lattes (on the fine lees) before disgorging, which develops levels of complexity not usually found in wines from this region. Due to the varietals used, it is a big, forcefully fruity style of sparkling wine with great acidity. It is brilliant as an aperitif, with shellfish dishes and cream sauces.