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    Château Tour de l'Ange Saint-Véran

    2019
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    History

    The Château de la Tour de l'Ange in Davayé is a 47-hectare estate that offers a range of Mâconnais and Beaujolais wines.

    Saint-Véran

    Grape variety

    Chardonnay

    Origin

    At the southern tip of the Mâconnais, this vineyard brings together several villages in the North (Prissé and Davayé) and in the South (Leynes, Chasselas, Chânes, part of Solutré-Pouilly and of course Saint-Véran) of the Roche de Solutré.

    Soil

    Stony boulders and a soil of clay and limestone from the Jurassic era.

    Vinification

    Traditional vinification. The grapes are pressed on arrival at the winery using pneumatic presses. The fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks thermo-regulated at 16°C. The wines are aged on fine lees for 10 months in stainless steel.

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    Saint-Véran

    sensory characteristic

    Colour

    Clear yellow in colour.

    Nose

    Subtle aromas of white fruits (peach, pear), fern and almond.

    Palate

    The minerality dominates the palate with a lot of freshness. A well-balanced wine.

    Recommendations

    Perfect with noble seafood (gambas, lobsters, crayfish...) but also with foie gras and white meats with a creamy sauce (veal or poultry). Sushi pairs perfectly with its minerality. Ideal with Goat cheese.

    Serving

    10-12°C

    Cellar potential

    Drink within 2 years.

    2019

    Cool Spring and Dry Summer

    The 2019 vintage in the Mâconnais was marked by a cool and rainy spring, followed by a hot and dry summer conducive to good grape maturation. After early budbreak in late March thanks to a mild winter, cool temperatures coupled with abundant rains in April and May slowed the vegetative cycle, delaying flowering by about two weeks.

    The summer was very hot and dry, with several heatwaves exceeding 35°C, allowing excellent grape maturation. However, the summer drought caused slight water stress, concentrating the berries while limiting yields. The harvest began around September 12 in early sectors, ending around September 25-26 with volumes generally in the average.

    White Wines

    The 2019 white wines from the Mâconnais, mainly from Chardonnay, show beautiful aromatic concentration focused on citrus and white-fleshed fruits, with good acidity bringing freshness and tension. Their ample and generous mouthfeel offers a long finish. On the well-exposed slopes of Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Vinzelles, or Saint-Véran, the wines display great minerality and superb phenolic maturity, promising great aging potential. This 2019 vintage confirms the qualitative rise of this region, offering white wines of great elegance and complexity.


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