Domaine des Grandes Perrières Red
Domaine des Grandes Perrières - Sancerre
Red,Sancerre
100 % Pinot
history
Jérôme and Frédérique Gueneau created the Domaine des Grandes Perrières in 1993 with a plot of 1.25 hectares. From a very small vineyard, they gradually grew to offer a different kind of wines ( flint, old vines or traditional method). It is now a little bit more than 20 ha (49 acres).  In 1996, They built their winery. Then in 2001, he enlarged the cellar and built a storage and a bottling room.
Vineyard
3.11 miles North of the village of Sury en Vaux, in the Sancerre region, 125 miles South of Paris. Silex, clay, ferruginous soils. Vines : 40 years
Winemaking
Maceration adapted to each vintage. Roughly 2-3 weeks. In concrete vats and bottling in the spring.
Tasting notes
Ruby red, clear and bright. It has a pinot nose with hints of violets and spices that makes it very pleasant.
Food pairing
Often used as the wine throughout a meal, it is amazing with white meats and goat cheese.
Aging potential
3 to 8 years.
Grape varieties
100 % Pinot
Terrisson Wines
195 rue Guy Arnaud
30900 Nîmes - FRANCE
+33 (0)4.66.23.44.22
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