Domaine La Tour Beaumont Haut-Poitou Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Dusty, fresh sauvignon blanc with the scent of fine fruit and boxwood. The mild, dry taste is accessible and lingers wonderfully.

Haut Poitou

The Haut-Poitou is a small wine region north of the city of Poitiers. Viticulture dates back to the third century, but was mainly developed by Dutch wine merchants who transported wine from this region and the Charentes to Flanders and Holland in the seventeenth century. The climate is influenced by the Atlantic Ocean and ensures wines with sufficient freshness and aromatic intensity. Since 1970, the region has had its own designation of origin, then a so-called VDQS, which was converted into Appellation Contrôlée in 2011. The grape variety for dry white poitou is sauvignon. Pierre Morgeau is the driving force behind the twenty-six hectare family domain La Tour Beaumont. Its vines grow on soft limestone soil, which gives the sauvignon refinement and juiciness. In addition, Pierre has a distinct philosophy about natural wine making. He uses an organic method in the vineyard. For example, the neighbour's horses get straw and hay from his fields and the neighbor in turn supplies the natural manure that is used in the vineyards. But this alone does not make good wine. Pierre Morgeau is also a gifted winemaker who masters the vinification down to the last detail, such as a very limited use of sulfites and the omission of chaptalization of the harvest (adding sugar). Highly recommended, this fresh, white sauvignon and from a relatively unknown and potentially excellent wine region. The 2014 harvest has already won a silver medal, the 2015 received gold at the Concours Agricole in Paris.