Wine Sancerre "Comte Lafond" Grande Cuvee AOC, 2006
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Sauvignon Blanc: 100%
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Tasting Notes
Wine pale golden color with greenish reflections.
The wine has a fresh taste with a well defined dry.
The wine has a delicate, lively aroma with light notes of fruit, honey and smoke.
The wine goes well with fish dishes, crustaceans and molluscs. Lovely aperitif.
Interesting Facts
In the XVIII century Count Lafond bought the largest vineyards in the region illegitimate daughter of the French king Louis XV. Winemaking was not the main activities of the family, it was more of a hobby. However, the wine was produced so well that it became a favorite white wine of Napoleon. Winery Count flourished until the end of the XIX century until the vines were almost destroyed during the invasion of phylloxera. In such a deplorable state vineyards got in 1972 a young Patrick de Lyadusetu.
Baron Patrick de Lyaduset, a descendant of Count Lafond - man, affect the reputation of wines from the Loire Valley. Taking business management into their own hands at the age of twenty, energetic Baron quickly improve the quality and raised the prestige of Pouilly Fumé,, Sancerre and Vouvray worldwide. Today Baron de Lyaduset - one of the most influential winemakers in the Loire Valley, his company owns more than 200 acres of vineyards and produces wines of the highest quality.
