Bertrand Minchin - Le Claux Delorme Valençay Blanc 2018

Name: Bertrand Minchin - Le Claux Delorme Valençay Blanc 2018
Brand: Domaines Minchin
Rating: 3.6 (9 reviews)

Valençay|White wine

Loire

White

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3.6/5 (9 customers)

16/20

Bettane & Desseauve

(Notes vintage 2017)

Fresh and elegant on the nose and palate, with aromas of citrus fruit and honeysuckle. Created in 2004, Valençay is the only AOC to feature both a wine and a cheese, the characteristic pyramid-shaped goat's cheese. A perfect match for this white wine, 100% Sauvignon, fruity and delicious.

Features

Estate

Domaines Minchin

Vintage

2018

Designation

Valençay

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

100% Sauvignon

Terroirs

Flinty clay in subsoil, gravel cover on surface of about 30 to 60 cm

Viticulture

Natural weeding, ploughing, hoeing, severe disbudding, partial leaf thinning, green harvesting if necessary. Yield: 25 Hl /Ha

Harvest

At optimum maturity

Winemaking

Pneumatic press, settling then low-temperature fermentation

Breeding

On fine lees

Alcohol content

12 %

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Pale green-gold color with green-gold highlights

Nose

Fresh, elegant, with citrus zest, honeysuckle, chlorophyll and fresh white-fleshed fruit.

Mouth

Fresh, generous, juicy attack. Citrus notes (lemon, grapefruit), minerality, good intensity. Harmonious, lively length.

Serve

AT 10-12°C

Open

1/2 hour before

Drink from

2019

Drink before

2021

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with fresh goat's cheese (Selles-sur-Cher or Valençay), fresh green asparagus, a medallion of grilled turbot with vegetables, or scallop carpaccio with porcini mushrooms and walnut oil vinaigrette...

Domaines Minchin

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Valençay

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated 16/20 (Vintage 2017) (Very good wine)

Domaine rated (guide 2024) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)

About the domain :

With 17 hectares, Bertrand Minchin, a jovial and engaging winegrower, is one of the established names in the Menetou-Salon and Valençay appellations. With each passing vintage, he refines the style of his reds, which are among the best in the area, while his imposing, structured whites gain in precision. Superb value for money.

Guide Hachette des vins

Domaine noté (guide 2024) Cité (Vin réussi)

About the domain :

An established name in the menetou-salon appellation with his Dom. la Tour Saint-Martin, Bertrand Minchin, equally at ease with reds and whites, has been established since 1987 at the head of 17 ha of vines on the heights of Morogues, in conversion to organic farming. In 2004, he expanded into the Valençay appellation with the 15 ha of Claux Delorme, in Selles-sur-Cher, and quickly established himself as a benchmark.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Domaine noté (guide 2024) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list, and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).

About the domain :

Bertrand Minchin is present in Morogues, a Menetou-Salon cru, with the domaine La Tour Saint Martin, and also in Valençay (Claux Delorme) - two operations grouped together within Domaines Minchin. The Valençays are joyful and upright: the Menetou-Salon cuvées are vinified with precision. The Sauvignons reflect the expression of their place thanks to a meticulous touch, as in the skilfully crafted reds. Since 2022, the estate has been certified Organic.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.6/5

out of 9 reviews

Note and review by M. DAMIEN R. Published on 19/12/2019

Exceptional value for money. For 9 euros, you get a pleasure wine that drinks very well. Of course, there's not a great deal of complexity, but the pleasant aromas stand on their own.