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Pouilly-Fumé La Levée Alexandre Bain 2019

  • Floral
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Wine for the adventurous
  • Color: White
  • Biodynamics
  • Natural
  • 13.50% 
  • 0.75L
  • Intensity
  • Crisp

With its pleasing balance between intensity and delicacy, this Sauvignon Blanc cries out for pairing with gourmet dishes. More info

  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • Label: 1 slightly marked label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Loire
  • Appellation/Wine: Pouilly-Fumé
  • Producer/Owner: Alexandre Bain
  • More information....

Pouilly-Fumé La Levée Alexandre Bain serve at a temperature of 12°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Truite fumée, Boudin de brochet, Cœur de Touraine cendré.

  • Vintage score: 17/20
  • Lot presentation
    Pouilly-Fumé La Levée Alexandre Bain

    The wine

    This pure Sauvignon Blanc has its origins in a terroir of limestone, clay, silt and sandy soil. Vinification uses as natural a process as possible, and fermentation is triggered by native yeasts. Matured for 17 months in vats and vinified without sulphur, it reveals an aromatic richness marked by honeyed and fruity (quince) notes. Its intense, delicate texture demonstrates its beautiful balance and ability to pair with gourmet dishes.

    Information about domain Alexandre Bain

    The son of a winemaker, Alexandre Bain set up his own domain in 2007 at Tracy-sur-Loire (Pouilly-Fumé), after studying oenology at the Beaune Lycée Viticole and after various placements where he worked in particular with winemakers who use natural, organic and bio-dynamic methods. Today his vineyard, covering an area of eleven hectares, has biodynamic certification and is worked using horses. The wines are made without any inputs (indigenous yeasts), they are neither chaptalised nor filtered and contain virtually no sulphites. Alexandre Bain places great emphasis on harvesting his grapes once they are completely ripe. This tends to lessen the Sauvignon's varietal aspect (boxwood aroma) while emphasizing the terroir instead, but on the other hand it brings out the mineral quality and a fine acidity. Bain's originality means that his wines do not full under an appellation. Regardless of this wine lovers remain loyal to him. With rare candour, Alexandre Bain's wines express the typical characteristics of their terroir; they are deep and generous, with pure aromas and incredible drinkability.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 1 Bottle
    • Level: 1 into-neck
    • Label: 1 slightly marked label
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: no
    • Alcohol percentage: 13.50 %
    • Country/Region: Loire
    • Appellation/Wine: Pouilly-Fumé
    • Producer/Owner: Alexandre Bain
    • Vintage: 2019
    • Color: White
    • Service temperature: 12°
    • Viticulture: Biodynamics and natural 
    • Size (in ha): 11
    • Intensity: Crisp
    • Dominant aroma: Floral
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 100% sauvignon
    Pouilly-Fumé La Levée Alexandre Bain
    Pouilly-Fumé La Levée Alexandre Bain

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    Pouilly-Fumé La Levée Alexandre Bain 2019

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