Wine Laporte Sancerre AOC Le Grand Rochoy White 2003, 375 ml
Tasting Notes
Straw yellow with golden hue and bright luster.
The wine has a rounded taste with a mild creamy aftertaste. Sancerre Le Grand Rosu - this wine with an amazing character, subtle and elegant.
Wine Sancerre Le Grand Rochoy has a wonderful aroma with dominant notes of citrus and exotic fruits, interwoven with amazing notes of vanilla, spice and mineral characteristic hue.
Wine Le Grand Rosu goes well with seafood, fish, white meat, salads and soft cheeses.
Interesting Facts
Excellent wine Sancerre Le Grand Rochoy is made from the best grapes that grow in the famous since ancient times vineyard Domain du Rosu. The wine is made from old vines, 50% fermented in stainless steel tanks at a temperature of 15-20 ° C., and the rest of the wine in French barrels. The wine is aged for 12 months on lees noble and 6 months in bottle. Storage capacity: 5-10 years.
Agriculture Domaine Laporte (Domain Lyaport) was founded in 1850 in the heart of the prestigious appellasona Sancerre, and today it is known worldwide for its high quality wines. Domain Lyaport located in the Loire Valley, 200 km from Paris. Sancerre vineyards cover an area of 2,300 hectares. Here on 20 hectares, which is 80% of the vineyard farm, planted with Sauvignon Blanc vines for the production of white wines, the rest of the (5 hectares) planted with Pinot Noir vines to create a delightful red and rosé wines. The domain is located on the edge of the valley called La Cassure de Sancerre, a unique geological formation contains two types of soil: limestone - on the one side of the valley and flint - on the other. Grapes growing on two types of soils from different parts of vinification is made separately, according to the characteristics of the soil, so that each wine is endowed with individual characteristics.
Great pride is Lyaport Domaine du Rochoy (Domain du Rosu). On the slope area of 10 hectares, known for its rich history and exceptional soils, grows gorgeous grapes.
Domain du Rosu commune Banna - the only slope in Sancerre. Once he was Gallo-Roman quarry called Rochetum. Located on the edge of the Cato Villa near the river Loire, Rochetum collects heat from the sun during the day, giving it a night. Because of this the grapes ripen very quickly and gives the wine a unique character, perfect balance and refined mineral notes.
