Domaine Garnier
- Establish in: 1989
- Domaine size: 26 hectares
- Location: South side of Cher to the east of Touraine
The profession of winegrower has been transmitted to our family since 1822, the estate is now in the hands of the brothers garnier perpetuating thus this tradition.
A man of the field, Éric, the eldest, is responsible for the vineyard. Work in the vineyards is carried out with meticulous respect for the nature and its cycles because the quality of a good wine begins in the vineyard. In the cellar, his brother.
Olivier, takes over, his choices, from winemaking to bottling, are guided by the quest for quality and the willingness to offer expressive wines and fine finesse, wines to the image of the two brothers, Authentic and sincere.
les grenouillÈres
- Year: 2015
- Appélation: Touraine
- Grape Variety & Blend: 100% Sauvignon
- Soil & Sub-Soil: Flint / Clay
- Situation & Exposure: The estate is located in the Loire Valley, on the hills of the Cher, in the heart of the Loire Valley.
- Vine density per hectare: 6600
- Average age of vines: 25
- Vignification: Mechanical harvest followed by a pressing at low pressure. The juices are then stored in stainless steel vats. The fermentation takes place at low temperature (between 16 and 18 degrees) to keep the maximum of aromas, it lasts about 15 Days. After a rearing on fine lees, the cuvée is bottled in Spring.
- Maturing: 5 to 6 month
- Ageing: 2 years
- Tasting Notes: This dry and mineral white wine seduces by its floral and fruity aromas which recall the flower of the vine and the fruit of the sauvignon.