Winery Marquis de MontdidierBrut Vin Mousseux
Red wine
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The Brut Vin Mousseux of the Winery Marquis de Montdidier is in the top 40 of wines of Saumur Mousseux.
Details and technical informations about Winery Marquis de Montdidier's Brut Vin Mousseux.
Discover the grape variety: Terrano
Nervy, mineral reds with an intense violet-ruby robe, firm tannins and cutting acidity, showing aromas of red fruits (tart cherry, redcurrant), blackberry, wild herbs, iron and characteristic mineral notes of karst soils. Refreshing palate, saline finish. Star of Carso DOC (Friuli, Italy) and Kras (Slovenia) on the ferruginous red soils of the Adriatic plateau. Autochthonous Friulian-Slovenian variety, related to refosco.
Informations about the Winery Marquis de Montdidier
The Winery Marquis de Montdidier is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 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: Chaptalization
The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.
