Domaines Minchin - Le Claux Delorme Valençay Blanc 2014

Name: Domaines Minchin - Le Claux Delorme Valençay Blanc 2014
Brand: Domaines Minchin
Rating: 3.7 (24 reviews)

Valençay|White wine

Loire

White

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3.7/5 (24 customers)

Claux Delorme from Domain Minchin is a benchmark for the Valençay appellation. With its notes of citrus and white-fleshed fruit enhanced by a beautiful minerality, this white wine will refresh your palate and complement your asparagus-based dishes.

Features

Estate

Domaines Minchin

Vintage

2014

Designation

Valençay

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

100% Sauvignon

Terroirs

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

Viticulture

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

Harvest

mechanical

Winemaking

pneumatic press, settling and low-temperature fermentation

Breeding

on fine lees

Alcohol content

12 %

Tasting & pairing

Eye

lemon-yellow color with green highlights

Nose

initially very fresh, reminiscent of citrus zest and eucalyptus. On aeration, it reveals mineral, citrus and white-fleshed fruit notes.

Mouth

The attack is frank, full and concentrated, followed by floral and fruity notes. The acidity ensures harmonious length.

Serve

at 10-12°C

Open

1/2 hour before

Drink from

2015

Drink before

2018

Food and wine pairing

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

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domain 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

Domain rated (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

Domain rated (guide 2024) Selected (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the domains 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 domaine La Tour Saint Martin, and also in Valençay (Claux Delorme) - two estates grouped together under domains 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

3.7/5

on 24 reviews