DOMAINE PATRICK VAUVY, France
On taking over, Patrick brought new vision and a more experimental style to the Domaine, being often the last of his neighbours to harvest. Located above the banks of the Cher river, the soil is predominantly sand-based, giving the wines a fruit-driven, immediately appealing style.
Viticulture
Long pruning, using a spring debudding and a summer thinning to further control yields and ensure quality and ripeness at harvest. The young vines are harvested by hand and the rest mechanically. Patrick is always the last to harvest in the area in his quest to achieve a rich, ripe style.
Winemaking
Gentle pressing and only free run juice used. Indigenous yeasts.
- Yields are controlled through pruning and thinning, only ripe fruit is harvested.
- Often the last of his neighbours to start his harvest to give a fruit driven, immediately appealing style.
- Gentle pressing and only free run juice used. Indigenous yeasts.
