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Item Number: 6714
UPC: 0805109715189
Country: France
Region: Loire
Appellation/AVA: Touraine AOC
Vintage: 2011
Grape(s): 100% Pinot Noir
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 13.5
Viticulture: Practicing Organic
About Touraine: The area around the old French city of Tours in the Loire Valley is called the “Garden of France”, a fertile, verdant area which is home to vines and fruit trees alike. It is also the area that was liked so much by French royalty and aristocrats that they built many castles along the river (think Chambord and Chenonceau) to name a couple. While the geographic region of Touraine includes the famous vineyards of Vouvray, Montlouis, and Chinon, there is also an AOC Touraine which produces white, red, and sparkling wines.
Touraine is one of the few places in France that allows wine varietals to be placed on the front label.
For white grapes, Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, and Chardonnay are principally grown and are as often blended as they are vinified separately. For red wines, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Côt (the local name for Malbec) and Pineau d’Aunis (an indigenous varietal) are planted. The sparkling wine of the zone is often based around Chenin Blanc with Chardonnay and/or Sauvignon Blanc added to added complexity.
About Jean-Francois Merieau: Jean-François Merieau is as ambitious as they come. Before coming back to settle at his family’s property in the Touraine just east of Tours, he wandered the world tasting wine and spent time working at several wineries outside of France including an extended stay in South Africa. It was this exposure that drives his creativity today. Instead of blending his wines, Jean-François produces most of the varietals with which he works in single varietal bottlings, often from a single parcel. This terroir-specific approach allows us to taste singular wines of great expression. He is converting the entire production to organic viticulture.
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