This dry, delicately fruity sparkling wine shows crisp citrus and white fruit flavors with a hint of toast refined by notes of Chardonnay ending in a fresh, lively finish.
Wine News 84 points - Honeydew melon and mineral flavors with a sweet core. (Jan1 2005)
Pale straw-gold in color with fine pinpoint bubbles, Bouvet Signature Brut shows a lovely, toast and fruit nose which is confirmed along with a clean fruit crispness and excellent balance on the palate. The delicate yet sustained effervescence carries into refined finish with notes of toast and citrus.
| Wine maker notes |
| Bouvet Signature Brut is produced from a blend of Chenin Blanc and a smaller percentage of Chardonnay grapes grown in the chalky limestone "tuffeau" soils characteristic of the Saumur appellation. The base wines are vinified in computer-regulated, temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks to preserve the delicate aromas and elegant fruit of the grape. The blenders, relying on a combination of innate talent, experience and technological support, assemble the cuvée from the yield, delivered as grapes and pressed at Bouvet's facilities, of 120 different properties located in a diversity of microclimates which give a complex spectrum of nuances to the wine. The second fermentation takes place in the traditional method developed by the champenois, in the bottle, following the addition of a small amount of sugar and yeast. The transformation from still wine to sparkling takes place in Bouvet-Ladubay's cool, moist cellars, where the bottles are automatically riddled on computer-calibrated "gyropallets," which duplicate the hand-riddling process in a slightly shorter span of time. At each step of the production process, the most exacting standards of quality and practice are applied to guarantee a refined, handcrafted luxury product of character and consistency. This cuvée is the expression of the signature "Excellence" that since 1851 has been the foundation of Bouvet-Ladubay's philosophy.
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| Technical notes |
| GRAPE VARIETY: 90% Chenin Blanc
10% Chardonnay
MAXIMUM YIELD: 45 hl/ha (202 cases/acre)
MINIMUM ALCOHOL: 10%
MINIMUM SUGAR: 170 grams
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