France

Côteaux de Giennois

Medium

Natural Cork

White

The 22-hectare Domaine de Villargeau was created in 1991 by the Thibault family. It is now run by brothers Marc and Yves along with Christophe originally from Bordeaux. The domaine is certified Terra Vitis and since 2016 has been in conversion to organic viticulture. The around 20 year-old vines vines for this white Coteaux du Giennois are planted on flinty clay (80%) and clay limestone (20%). It is fermented in stainless steel and stays on its fine lees until bottling. The young, medium-bodied 2020 has lemon and lime notes with quite marked, racy acidity on the finish.

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Domaine de Villargeau, Côteaux de Giennois, Loire, France, 2020

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The 22-hectare Domaine de Villargeau was created in 1991 by the Thibault family. It is now run by brothers Marc and Yves along w

Domaine de Villargeau, Côteaux de Giennois, Loire, 2020

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