2015 Philippe Tessier Cour-Cheverny La Porte Dorée

VARIETAL: Romorantin
REGION: Loire Valley, FR
VITICULTURE: Certified Organic
WINEMAKER: Philippe Tessier

100% Romorantin from a vineyard of 40-90+ year old vines that undergoes long alcoholic and malolactic fermentation. 85% of the wine is matured in barriques and 25% in demi-muids for 10 months before bottling.

The 23 hectares of Domaine Philippe Tessier were established in 1961 by Roger Tessier, and have been farmed by his son Phillippe under his eponymous label since 1981. Philippe is one of the most respected producers in   this part of the Loire and has a long reputation for producing honest wines full of energy and life.

This is the edge of the wine growing area for the Loire Valley proper with a cool microclimate producing wines with tension and vibrancy. A combination of soil types that sit atop the limestone bedrock, ensure freshness and minerality is present in all the region’s wines.