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  • Domine Mabillot, Reuilly 2019 The Good Wine Shop

Domaine Mabillot, Reuilly 2019

£19.50

  • Type:

    White

  • Grape:

    Sauvignon Blanc

  • Country:

    France

  • Grape Blend:

    Sauvignon Blanc 100%

  • Region:

    Loire

  • Vegan:

    No

  • Area:

    Reuilly

  • Organic:

    No

  • ABV:

    14.5%

  • Winemaker:

    Matthieu and Renaud Mabillot

  • Bottle Size:

    750ml

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Description

This Reuilly has a great purity and intensity of fruit. Expect a wine with a good weight of elderflower and white fruit, great minerality and a lick of salinity on the finish.
  • Production Notes
  • Producer
  • Critics Reviews

The young Mabillot brothers now in charge of this 8ha domaine produce a sauvignon far removed from the sulphur bound lean wines that predominate in the Loire. From lower yields than is the norm in Sancerre, the 25yo vines planted in Kimmeridgian limestone with many shellfish fossils weathered out to the surface. After hand sorting fermentation takes place in inert do

Reuilly is a small appellation in the heart of the Berry region totalling just over 200ha. The two Mabillot brothers now run the 8ha family domaine established by their father Alain in 1990.

Their vines are planted on Kimmeridgian limestone-clay slopes where there is a lot of flints. To strengthen their ecological approach towards viticulture, they are one of only 20% of domaines in the appellation to plough their soils, reducing their yields as a consequence.

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Customer Reviews

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keith Turner
Daily drinking

Identifiably Reuilly but perhaps naively thought it would be better for the price. I wouldn’t buy again believing there’s better value out there for the price