Domaine Fouassier Sancerre Clos Paradis 2014

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Region

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Vintage
2014

Size
750ML

ABV
13%

Features
Green Wine

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

The nose gets aromas of pear, honey, acacia flower, wet stone, and a little touch of grapefruit. With aeration, one can smell stone and citrus, which take over. Full and round in the mouth, stretched by a fine acidity slightly beading that lengthens the wine and a great feeling of pureness. Persistent finish with minerality and citrus zest. Overall the wine is very soft, refined and a miracle of balance.

Professional Ratings

  • 92
    This ripe wine offers flavors of Williams pear and honey as well as citrus and herbal characteristics. It is full while cut with orange zest and spiciness. The wine is refreshing, sophisticated and likely to age well. Drink now and until 2020. Editors' Choice.
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Domaine Fouassier, France
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Established for several generations on the peak of Sancerre, the Fouassier family is one of the oldest wine grower families of Sancerre. At the time of the phylloxera, Jules Fouassier was part of the 500 wine growers of the Sancerre village. After the phylloxera crisis, Jules Fouassier planted the Clos Paradis in 1902. He caused a stir with this vineyard since he planted this plot at 1.20 squared meters with the trellis we know today (1 stake of acacia every 5 feet and three wires). The wine growers previously used donkeys to work in the vineyard because some small plots were planted at 0.80 meters in rows. Jules was always a pioneer in many fields and was the first who used copper and sulphur to fight against the oïdium and the downy mildew.

The new century started with the arrival of the tenth generation with Benoit in 2000 (Jean-Michel's son) and Paul in 2001 (Pierre' son) who brought a new way of operating and a new culture of the vineyard.

The domaine's vines are cultivated so as to develop every terroir and to highlight their qualities. It is a matter of observing and understanding of the plant, of its needs, its stress or its sturdiness to overcome. The soil enrichments are chosen according to the plot. They are 100% organic and are certified usable in biological agriculture. No chemical fertilizer is used on their property. The freerun yields are controlled by the pruning, a harsh disbudding or green harvests, if the load of grapes does not correspond to the quality targeted.

The specificity of the vineyards is such that they vinify all these plots separately since the 80's. In Sancerre, Fouassier was the pioneer of these winemaking methods. They respect the soil of each vine that endows different qualities using the same winemaking techniques. Each terroir has its own typicity, and in each wine from the same soil, you find slight differences due to the site of the vines, their exposition, their age. All the cuvees are appealing thanks to the majestic character of their subtle flavors.

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Capable of a vast array of styles, Sauvignon Blanc is a crisp, refreshing variety that equally reflects both terroir and varietal character. Though it can vary depending on where it is grown, a couple of commonalities always exist—namely, zesty acidity and intense aromatics. This variety is of French provenance. Somm Secret—Along with Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc is a proud parent of Cabernet Sauvignon. That green bell pepper aroma that all three varieties share is no coincidence—it comes from a high concentration of pyrazines (herbaceous aromatic compounds) inherent to each member of the family.

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Marked by its charming hilltop village in the easternmost territory of the Loire, Sancerre is famous for its racy, vivacious, citrus-dominant Sauvignon blanc. Its enormous popularity in 1970s French bistros led to its success as the go-to restaurant white around the globe in the 1980s.

While the region claims a continental climate, noted for short, hot summers and long, cold winters, variations in topography—rolling hills and steep slopes from about 600 to 1,300 feet in elevation—with great soil variations, contribute the variations in character in Sancerre Sauvignon blancs.

In the western part of the appellation, clay and limestone soils with Kimmeridgean marne, especially in Chavignol, produce powerful wines. Moving closer to the actual town of Sancerre, soils are gravel and limestone, producing especially delicate wines. Flint (silex) soils close to the village produce particularly perfumed and age-worthy wines.

About ten percent of the wines claiming the Sancerre appellation name are fresh and light red wines made from Pinot noir and to a lesser extent, rosés. While not typically exported in large amounts, they are well-made and attract a loyal French following.

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