Tournebride, like all Gaudry wines, is made from observation and emotion. Tournebride has no classic winemaking recipe and the wine itself each year shows the producer what to do. It is a blend of different regions of the appellation of origin on different soils, each adding multiple layers to the wine. Precision of expression and tensions, with fruit and...
Vincent Gaudry doesn’t readily offer answers about his wines, perhaps because he prefers to observe and let each vintage guide the vineyard’s expression. In his top Sancerre wines, such as Pour Vous and A mi-Chemin, time and patience are essential tools, along with the unique characteristics of each terroir from which they originate. Pour Vous ages for a...
Les Vignes de Chavignol comes from vines that are approximately 60 years old, grown in clay-limestone soils with Kimmeridgian marl, which lend the wine structure and minerality. The harvest is done by hand, and vinification takes place with whole clusters and indigenous yeasts, enhancing the complexity and authentic expression of the terroir. Aging lasts...
