2023 Quincy Domaine Adele Rouze
Loire - Quincy
No longer available
- Alcohol:
- 13
- Allergens:
- Contains allergens and sulfites
- Article type:
- wine
- Closure type:
- cork
- Grapes:
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Recommendation:
- selected-wine
- Recommended wine glass:
- Weissweinglas
- Region:
- Loire
- Subregion:
- Quincy
- Sweetness:
- dry
- Wine color:
- White
- Wine style:
- minerally dry
- Year:
- 2023
- Distributor / Producer:
- Jacques Rouze
Domaine Rouzé 2 Ter Chemin des Vignes, 18120 Quincy
Description of the product
Adèle Rouzé has 5.4 hectares of the best Sauvignon Blanc soil in Quincy: alluvial (alluvial) terraces with quartz gravel that produce a thoroughly dry, mineral Sauvignon Blanc. Compared to the very puristic white wine of her brother Jacques Rouze, Adèle's only wine shines with more body and fine citrus and floral aromas. The four-month aging on the fine yeast (sur lie) provides the basis for this.
The proximity to the city of Bourges as well as the limestone soils, which are favorable for viticulture and similar to those in Sancerre, 60 km away, had a beneficial effect on the development of viticulture. Today, 223 hectares (as of 2005) of a total of 1000 hectares of approved vineyards are planted. The area is divided into the municipalities of Quincy (the eponymous municipality) and Brinay. The wine has had the status of an Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée since August 6, 1936. 25 winegrowers share the vineyards. The climate is continental. Winters are cold and the vineyards are at high risk of frost in spring. The proximity of the Loire with the adjacent forests and steep slopes enable viticulture through their tempering influence. The very small Quincy wine region, which was famous over 100 years ago, produces exclusively white wines from Sauvignon Blanc.