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Elegant French wine bottle label, Maunoury Le Petit Alphée, representing premium Vin de France.

Le petit Alphée

FRANCE – Loire – Saumur
Locality:
FRANCE – Loire – Saumur
Appellation:
Vin de France
Grape Variety:
60% Chardonnay and 40% Cabernet Franc
WineMaker:
Jonathan Maunoury
Vineyard:
Cabernet Franc and Chardonnay vines from Puy Notre-Dame hill planted in the 1980s over clay-limestone soil and clayey sand.
Viticulture:
Certified biodynamic (Demeter). Guyot-Poussard pruning. De-budding.
WineMaking:
Whole cluster pressing. Only the first part of the press is used to make Blanc de Noir from Cabernet Franc. Then fermented over native yeasts.
Aging:
Aged on lees for 10 months in stainless steel tank and 15% aged in used wooden barrels of 4000 liters.
Bottling:
Neither fined nor filtered. Minimal sulphite add.
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Rich red wine in elegant glass at Veritas Wines tasting room.