Winery Cieux TuffeauSaumur Champigny
White wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Cieux Tuffeau's Saumur Champigny.
Discover the grape variety: Trebbiano D'Abruzzo
Fresh, crisp dry whites with a pale golden colour, a supple palate and preserved acidity, showing delicate aromas of citrus (lemon), green apple, white flowers (acacia), almond and mineral notes. A thirst-quenching Mediterranean profile, raised by Valentini to a rare long-ageing white. The absolute star of Trebbiano d'Abruzzo DOC, the signature variety of Abruzzo. Italian variety of the Trebbiano family, indigenous to central Adriatic Italy.
Informations about the Winery Cieux Tuffeau
The Winery Cieux Tuffeau is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Saumur Mousseux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saumur Mousseux
Sparkling AOC of the Saumurois (1,600 ha) by strict traditional method (130 kg per 100 L, minimum 9 months on lees): dominant Chenin accompanied by Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Gamay, Grolleau, Pineau d'Aunis and Pinot Noir — 10 authorised varieties. Fine and persistent bubbles, nose of white flowers, white-fleshed fruit and brioche notes. Troglodyte caves carved in the tufa subsoil, ideal for ageing.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Ancestral method
A method of making certain sparkling wines such as blanquette de Limoux, sparkling gaillac or clairette de Die, which consists of a second fermentation in the bottle based on natural sugars and yeasts naturally brought by the grapes (unlike the méthode champenoise, which requires the addition of tirage liquor).
