If you like fresh, mineral-driven white wine, you'll go bonkers for the wines of Paul-Henry Pellé. This guy is a star. Qualitatively, these wines can go tête-a-tête with top-shelf Sancerre, but they're a great deal less expensive. Farming is organic.Pellé uses both stainless steel and wood, not only for élevage, but fermentation as well. This explains why the wines have bracing citric electricity tempered by a suave, creamy texture – "lemon curd" often pops up in our tasting notes.
What importer Polaner Selections has to say about this wine...
VINEYARDLe Carroir is a 1.25 hectare vineyard in the village of Morogues from massale selection plantings in 1976. 6,500 vines/hectareSOILSilex, silex, silex (with a bit of sand and iron). This is the only silex-centric site in the Pelle lineup as kimmeridgian has a uniquely strong presence in the village of Morogues (relative to other Menetou-Salon villages).VITICULTUREPracticing organic. Soils plowed. Hand-harvested.VINIFICATIONDirect pressing of grapes, fermented with natural yeast in a combination of wooden vats and tank.AGINGAged in a combo on 70% wood (Foudres and used 400L barrels) and 30% tank.
Details
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Grape Variety
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Vintage
2022
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Size
750ml
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Farming Practice
Organic
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Style
Crisp , Juicy , Minerally
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Sweetness
Dry
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Body
Light Bodied
Loire Valley Wines
The Loire Valley is France’s greatest source of value for anyone looking for elegant, terroir-driven wines. Our collection celebrates the region’s great diversity, with the mineral-driven whites of Muscadet and Sancerre, the beautiful Chenin Blancs and Cabernet Francs from villages like Vouvray and Chinon, and natural wines from everywhere in the region. Sometimes wonderfully fresh and gulpable, sometimes serious and age-worthy, the prices are always very reasonable.
