Château De Montfort
Vouvray Demi-Sec
Château de Montfort is certainly a sensational historic estate on the limestone plateau over the Loire River in the Touraine area. Originally a fortified farmhouse dating back again to the 14th Century, this historical property covers around 75 acres of top quality property across Vouvray AOC and Touraine AOC.
The vineyards of Château de Montfort, located in clay and limestone soils on the bedrock of chalky limestone tufo, are predominantly planted to Chenin Blanc. The property is somewhat exclusive in that the majority of its vines can be found encircling the winemaking service in one huge parcel. Typical vine age has ended 50 years, restricting yields and offering great focus and depth in your wine.
As the winery generally is inside the vineyards, grapes are picked quickly and transferred immediately towards the sorting desk on the chais, accompanied by pneumatic pressing into temperature controlled stainless tanks. Fermentation starts slowly, with temperature ranges seldom above 16°C, such that it is certainly approximately 60 times before the preferred degree of residual glucose in balance using the hallmark acidity of Vouvray is certainly accomplished. Your wine is certainly aged on its lees for about 6 months carrying out a cool stabilization and bottled.
The estate is most well-known because of its demi-sec Vouvray – among the great wines from the Loire Valley. Château de Montfort Vouvray can be an elegant, great wine seen as a brilliant fruits aromas and exceptional framework. Aromas of Granny Smith apples and Anjou pear dominate, using a hint of moist stone minerality. The original fruit sweetness is certainly properly complimented by a genuine zing of bracing acidity and minerality. The final is lengthy and gratifying, and the entire impression is certainly of a enormously refreshing wines, quaffable as an aperitif, but also an excellent accompaniment to sushi, seafood, chicken breast, or pork in oriental arrangements.