Domaine Pre Baron, Sauvignon Blanc 2025, Touraine

Domaine Pre Baron, Sauvignon Blanc 2025, Touraine100% estate grown fruit from 25 year old vines growing in sandy soils on clay subsoil. Grapes are harvested at optimum maturity after careful analysis and tasting, and are then gently pressed. 20 25% will be macerated on the skins, depending on the characteristics of the vintage. Fermentation is slow at 18C for three weeks in stainless steel vats. There is no malolactic fermentation. Wines are matured on their fine lees until bottling in the following

and PX are all incredibly good

The well-preserved 14th-century stone-presses in the fields around the winery is proof of the area’s long history of grape-growing and winemaking

dry-grown bush vines rooted in the rocky

they gradually planted 30 hectares of vineyards on the iconic chalk terroir of the North Downs and built a state-of-the-art gravity fed winery

elderflower and orange peel

in recognition of the prevalence of rounded greywacke river stones in the vineyard's soils

make this one of the most exciting domaines in the village at present

classic Loire Gamay

Amongst these are old plantings of Grenache Noir

In these fertile soils

and a hint of white flower and citrus

The conversion to biodynamic viticulture began in 2006