Domaine des Ouches Discovery
About the mixbox
Your package will arrive at your doorstep within4 - 16 days
DOMAINE DES OUCHES will receive and pack your order (1 - 4 days)
The courier will pick up your order and deliver it straight to your door
Price
Price incl. alcohol tax, shipping and VAT.
Your package will arrive at your doorstep within4 - 16 days
DOMAINE DES OUCHES will receive and pack your order (1 - 4 days)
The courier will pick up your order and deliver it straight to your door
What's in your box?
Winemaker's notes
This Chenin come from plots located on the limestone slopes of the estate. With fermentation in barrels and aging on the...Product details
- Country:
France- Region/Subregion:
- Loire/Bourgueil
- Classification:
- IGP
- Certification:
- None
- Grape:
- Chenin Blanc (100%)
- Vintage year:
- 2023
- Color:
- Golden
- Aroma:
- This Chenin is a very pleasant wine which exhales delicious notes of pears and quinces on the nose.
- Taste:
- On the palate, we find some freshness and mineral character with roundness and a lingering finish.
- Alcohol content:
- 12.5%
- Sweetness:
- Dry
- Volume:
- 750 ml
- Best Served:
- 7 - 9 °C
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Aperitif
- Asian
- Cheese - goat cheese
- Cheese - mild and soft
- Fish - lean
- Poultry
- Spicy food
Vinification, winemaker's own words
- Soil:
- Limestone
- Terroir:
- Limestone on the top of the hill.
- Harvest:
- Picked by hand
- Fermentation:
- Old oak (100%)
- Storage:
- Old oak (100%) 10 months
After a cold settling, the juice fermented in barrels very slowly. The ageing last for 10 monts on the lees.
Winemaker's notes
Igoranda is our main wine. This Bourgueil comes from a selection of the estate's finest plots on the gravels. Extraction...Product details
- Country:
- France
- Region/Subregion:
- Loire/Bourgueil
- Classification:
- AOP
- Certification:
- None
- Grape:
- Cabernet Franc (100%)
- Vintage year:
- 2023
- Color:
- Purple
- Aroma:
- raspberry, cherry with peony notes.
- Taste:
- Good structure on the palate with a nice purity of fruit, freshness and length.
- Alcohol content:
- 12.5%
- Sweetness:
- Dry
- Volume:
- 750 ml
- Best Served:
- 15 - 18 °C
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Buffet food
- Charcuterie
- Pork
- Veal
- Vegetables
Vinification, winemaker's own words
- Soil:
- Gravel
- Terroir:
- Gravels in the old bed of the Loire River.
- Harvest:
- Picked by hand
- Fermentation:
- Concrete (100%)
- Storage:
- Concrete (100%) 12 months
The skin contact lasted 20 days with pumping over at the beginning of the maceration. The malolactic fermentation happened in tanks.
Winemaker's notes
The single vineyard Coteau des Ouches is one of the estate's finest plots. It is situated on a limestone plateau close t...Product details
- Country:
- France
- Region/Subregion:
- Loire/Bourgueil
- Classification:
- AOP
- Certification:
- None
- Grape:
- Cabernet Franc (100%)
- Vintage year:
- 2023
- Color:
- Garnet-red
- Aroma:
- Blackberry, strawberry with notes of vanilla
- Taste:
- The palate is quite structured, but it shows a good freshness and length.
- Alcohol content:
- 12.5%
- Sweetness:
- Dry
- Volume:
- 750 ml
- Best Served:
- 15 - 18 °C
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Beef
- Cheese - mature and hard
- Game
- Lamb
Vinification, winemaker's own words
- Soil:
- Limestone
- Terroir:
- Limestone plateau on the top of the hillside
- Harvest:
- Picked by hand
- Fermentation:
- Concrete (100%)
- Storage:
- Old oak (100%) 12 months
The skin contact lasted 28 days with pumping over and “pigeages” at the beginning of the maceration. The malolactic fermentation happened in tank.
DOMAINE DES OUCHES
Chenin
232,76 SEK / Bottle
Winemaker's notes
Product details
- Country:
- France
- Region/Subregion:
- Loire/Bourgueil
- Classification:
- IGP
- Certification:
- None
- Grape:
- Chenin Blanc (100%)
- Vintage year:
- 2023
- Color:
- Golden
- Aroma:
- This Chenin is a very pleasant wine which exhales delicious notes of pears and quinces on the nose.
- Taste:
- On the palate, we find some freshness and mineral character with roundness and a lingering finish.
- Alcohol content:
- 12.5%
- Sugar content:
- N/A
- Acidity:
- N/A
- Sweetness:
- Dry
- Volume:
- 750 ml
- Closure:
- Natural cork
- Best Served:
- 7 - 9 °C
Food pairings by the winemaker
Vinification, winemaker's own words
- Soil:
- Limestone
- Terroir:
- Limestone on the top of the hill.
- Harvest:
- Picked by hand
- Fermentation:
- Old oak (100%)
- Storage:
- Old oak (100%) 10 months
After a cold settling, the juice fermented in barrels very slowly. The ageing last for 10 monts on the lees.
About DOMAINE DES OUCHES
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