2010 Christophe Thorigny - Thorigny Vouvray Sec
Price: $17.00
Christophe and Véronique Thorigny Parcay-Meslay The appellation of Vouvray is found on the right bank of theLoireRiver, just upstream from the city ofTours. The vineyards trace back their history to the year 372 whenSaint Martin, Bishop of Tours, planted vines on the right bank of the river at the monastery of Marmoutier. The appellation’s only sanctioned grape is Chenin Blanc, known locally as the Pineau de la Loire. Vouvray wines show the remarkable versatility of this grape with wines that can be still or sparkling and range from dry to sweet. Christophe Thorigny farms 10.5 hectares in thevillageofParcay-Meslay, one of the eight villages included in the Vouvray appellation. His family has owned vineyards in the village for four generations and the domaine reached its present size in 1997. Christophe has followed the previous generations by selling the largest part of his production to local negociants while slowly building a client base for his estate bottled wine. Despite this fact, his grandfather dug a spacious cave into the limestone hillside next to their domaine where they mature their sparkling wine. Christophe farms according to the principle of “lutte raisonnée” or minimal intervention and keeps his yields low by severe pruning throughout the growing season. The vineyard is on a plateau with soils of chalky clay and flinty clay covering a thick layer of limestone known as “tuffeau”. Vinification is carried out in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks with different parcels being vinified separately. The assemblages are made in the spring before bottling. According to the vintage, Christophe produces a Vouvray Sec, Vouvray Demi-Sec, Vouvray Moelleux and a Vouvray Méthode Traditionnelle Brut and Demi-Sec. |
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