Domaine Leduc-Frouin Anjou La Seigneurie Blanc 2021
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This wine expresses the complexity of Chenin Blanc. Nose of soft stone fruit, apricot, quince and lemon tree blossoms with a hint of cinnamon. Ample but dry mouthfeel with fresh fruit and mineral notes with a crispy acidity on the finish.
Pairs perfectly with fish in sauce or cream and also white meat dishes and will continue to improve for several years.
The domain Leduc-Frouin is managed by Nathalie and Antoine Leduc, 4th generation of winemakers on the family estate. Antoine was always destined to work on the family estate. He returned there in 1993 after doing his studies in oenology at Avize, Dijon and Bordeaux. Nathalie joined him in 2000 after 10 years in the banking sector in another viticulture region. Before them these were their parents, grandparents, great grandparents that were fighting for and developing the importance of the vineyard la Seigneurie. The family Leduc-Frouin chairs the vineyard since 1873, combining tradition and modernity, Antoine and Nathalie make every effort to offer you typical local wines, subtle and surprising, passionate and strong in our experiments, we work rigorously with our vineyard of 30 hectares and practice manual harvests. The diversity of soils (falun, shale, clay) allows a performance divided into parcels winemaking that every year reveals the character of the wines la "Seigneurie". Wishing to preserve the heritage that has been entrusted to them, Nathalie and Antoine work in the dimension of the sustainable agriculture "Terra Vitis"
Unquestionably one of the most diverse grape varieties, Chenin Blanc can do it all. It shines in every style from bone dry to unctuously sweet, oaked or unoaked, still or sparkling and even as the base for fortified wines and spirits. Perhaps Chenin Blanc’s greatest asset is its ever-present acidity, maintained even under warm growing conditions. Somm Secret—Landing in South Africa in the mid 1800s, today the country has double the acreage of Chenin Blanc planted compared to France. There is also a new wave of dedicated producers committed to restoring old Chenin vines.
Known for its delightful whites and sparkling Pétillant and Mousseux, made predominantly of Chenin blanc, Anjou has a temperate and dry maritime climate. The region's limited temperature variations are admiringly referred to locally as the “douceur angevine,” or “Anjou sweetness.” Fruit forward rosé and red wines from Cabernet Franc and Gamay merit Anjou its success within the Loire subregions.