Clos Roussely, Orange Sauvignon Blanc, Vin De France, France, 2023

Overview of the Wine
Le Clos Roussely was a dependency of the castle in the village since the eighteenth century. Vincent, the current owner, is the 4th generation here. In 1917, Anatole, the great grandfather, bought the Clos and moved the winemaking and distilling to this magical place. Marcel, Vincent's grandfather, developed the vineyard and in 1947 created a wine trading company. In the early 1980s, Jean Claude and Nicole, Vincent's father and aunt, devoted themselves to the development of the trading company and left the care of the vineyards to a local winemaker. Vincent Roussely decided to resume the operations and the buildings of the former trade. Since then he has lived for this place and developed a better future here to share his passion for wine with everyone.

The vineyard is located in the heart of the town of Angé, overlooking the banks of the Cher. Located on the Touraine and Touraine-Chenonceaux appellations, the estate covers 8 hectares and has been certified organic since 2007. The oldest vineyards of the estate are 80 years old. The clayey limestone with a lot of flint, as well as the temperate climate provide a beautiful expression of Sauvignon Blanc. This variety represents 80% of the surface area. The other grapes of the vineyards are Côt, Pineau d'Aunis, Cabernet Franc and Gamay. The soil is maintained with respect through manual ploughing and natural tillage. No herbicides, pesticides or chemical molecules are used. The oldest vines are even worked by horse. Their way of doing things is extremely respectful of nature in order to protect plant and animal diversity. The harvest is done manually.

Sustainable, Organic and Biodynamic.

Grape / Blend
60% Sauvignon Blanc, 30% Menu Pineau, 10% Chenin Blanc; Orange Wine, Skin Contact

Origin
Touraine, France

Winemaker's Tasting Notes
The nose is classic skin contact white wine with aromas of orange peel, apricot, and just their citrus pith. The palate has white wine tannin for sure but well balanced by good acidity and flavors of candied orange peel, yellow fleshed stone fruits and clay minerality.

xtended maceration with the skins for the color. The vineyard is located in the heart of the village of Angé and overlooks the banks of the Cher. Located in the Touraine and Touraine-Chenonceaux appellation area. It extends over 8 hectares and certified in Organic agriculture since 2007. The oldest vines of the domain are 80 years of age. The clay-limestone soil with many flints, as well as the temperate climate allow a superb expression of Sauvignon Blanc . This variety represents 80% of the area of the estate. The soil is maintained with respect by plowing and scratching the soil. We do not use herbicides, pesticides and chemical molecules . The oldest vines are worked using horses. We act to protect plant and animal diversity on the farm. You can come across horses, donkeys, sheep while strolling through the Clos.

Product Size: 750ml