Menetou-Salon

100% Pinot Noir 

Region: Loire Valley 

ESTATE HISTORY 

This renowned Domain is nestled in the heart of the Menetou-Salon, combines modernism and tradition, for the sake of quality, and for the passion of wine. Bernard Clement was one of the founders of the Menetou-Salon appellation in 1959. His daughter, Laurence de la Farge, and her husband, Geraud, continued a legacy in winemaking. Today, their children, Antoine and Sophie, continue to run the estate.

TERROIR

Clay and Kimmeridgian limestone vineyards covering 2.5 hectares.

VITICULTURE

Organic & biodynamic farming practices

Bunching, systematic and repeated tillage under and between rows, trimming, harvest in green, and partial leafing.

WINEMAKING

Harvest done by hand. Slight maceration before cold fermentation.

Winemaking under temperature control. Ageing in stainless steel vats on fine lees, and final assembly of all the harvest.

TASTING & FOOD PAIRINGS 

A luminescent and transparent pink with pastel reflections.

Pure and intense notes of fresh strawberry and white flowers.

Fresh and harmonious on the palate, with strawberry, peach, and red fruit notes.

Appreciate chilled as an aperitif, with tapas, or a charcuterie plate, or before a barbecue.