Guillaume Quenard - Savoie Chignin-Bergeron Opus Orange 2021 (Vin Orange)
Savoie
White
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Drink or Keep
88/100
Bettane & Desseauve
"The white man who wanted to grow like a red man!"
Have you ever had a white wine that wanted to be aged like a red wine? Now you do! Introducing Cuvée Opus Orange, an orange wine straight from Savoie by Domaine Guillaume Quenard. Orange wine is a white maceration wine enriched with natural tannins to give subtle aromas, such as the delicious notes of candied fruit, tangerine and yellow fruit. It reveals great minerality and salinity on the finish. A supple, harmonious wine. All that's left is for you to have fun with original food and wine pairings!
Features
Estate
Domaine du Coteau de Tormery
Cuvée
Opus Orange (Vin Orange)
Vintage
2021
Designation
AOP Chignin-Bergeron
Region
Savoie
Grape varieties
100% Bergeron (Roussanne)
Terroirs
Limestone scree, steep slopes, south-facing
Viticulture
In conversion to organic farming
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Grapes destemmed and vatted, 15-day jar maceration, natural alcoholic and malolactic fermentation, no sulfur added (adjusted before bottling).
Breeding
In earthenware jar
Alcohol content
13%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Straw yellow to orange
Nose
Notes of candied and yellow fruits
Mouth
Great minerality enriched by a salinity and tannicity that give tone and structure to this supple, harmonious wine.
Serve
AT 10-12°C
Drink before
2030
Food and wine pairing
Goes well with sweet and sour Asian dishes, sushi, chicken curry, Roquefort cheese, walnut cake...
Domaine du Coteau de Tormery
Savoie
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated 88/100 (Vintage 2020)
Domaine rated 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)
Guide Hachette des vins
Domaine noté (guide 2022) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the domain :
A young, micro estate created in 2020 by Guillaume Quenard: 2.4 ha in the heart of the Coteau de Torméry, which hasn't been weeded for 10 years, in the process of converting to organic farming, with a strong emphasis on agroforestry.
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