Domaine de Ladoucette Sancerre ‘Comte Lafond’ (6 Bottles) Loire Valley, France

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Beautiful crystalline dress, pale gold. First citrus fruits (orange peel and lemon), then summer fruits (white peach and pear) finally honey notes on a subtle background of peppermint… an excellent complexity that translates richness and elegance.

The lively and very frank attack precedes the acidulous roundness of the summer fruits expressed by the nose which are mingled with the refreshing flavors of exotic fruits (lychee, mango).

Then, in delicate harmony, the fat and smells of fresh almond and pear are revealed. The finish, based on a stony minerality, is prolonged on notes of very ripe lemon.

About Domaine de Ladoucette
Owned by the Ladoucette family since 1788, the Domaine De Ladoucette is the largest and most famous holding in the Pouilly area. The 165 hectare vineyard accounts for 10% of the production of the Pouilly-Fume appellation and the stunning Château du Nazet dominates the countryside.

The estate is acclaimed at producing some of the finest Sauvignon Blancs in the region, in particular the top cuvee, Baron de L, a wine only produced in the top vintages from the best parcels of fruit of the estate. Pale, vivid and flinty these are terroir-driven wines and the Baron de L in particular is renowned for its ability to age.

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Description

Loire Valley
Loire Valley is an Appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC, or controlled designation of origin) wine region that stretches nearly 300 km west-east through the Pays de la Loire and Centre-Val de Loire administrative regions in central France. Few wine regions in France can match the Loire for its combination of sheer natural beauty, fine châteaux and pristine wines of terroir. It is here that Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc reach their apogee in the appellations of Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé and Vouvray.

Sancerre’s hilltop exposition lies on the famous Kimmeridgian limestone clay and Pouilly-Fumé lies on the flatter, river-side soils on a mix of alluvial deposits along with Portlandian and Kimmeridgian limestone. Flinty, fresh and energetic, the Sauvignon Blanc from the two regions remains a world benchmark. Vouvray also lies over limestone, but with a higher content of iron and magnesium, and its wines are renowned for their purity and longevity in the cellar.

Climate
Throughout the Lower and Middle Loire Valley the weather is described as Maritime, with defined seasons, while the Upper Loire Valley is semi-Continental, with a wide diurnal range in temperature.

Soil
Volcanic soils with top soils of granite-like rock in the Lower Loire Valley, a mixture of many soil types in Middle Loire Valley, and three distinct soil types in the Upper Loire Valley (Terre Blanche, Caillotes and Silex.

Key Varietals
Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, and Cabernet Fran

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