Loire Valley · France
Chéreau Carré
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The healthy, aromatically ripe Muscadet grapes are immediately brought to the winery, gently pressed in pneumatic presses, and then the must is pre-clarified through cold sedimentation before being traditionally fermented for approximately two to three weeks. According to AOC regulations, the wine remains on its fine lees throughout the entire aging process, from fermentation to bottling. The traditional bâtonnage, the regular stirring of the lees, further enhances the fruit expression and gives the wine an even more elegant richness and balance. After completing its aging (at least four months), the Muscadet is bottled directly from the lees at Château de la Chesnaie in the spring of the following year and released for sale.
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Chéreau Carré —
Muscadet sur lie from the Château de la Chesnaie
Chéreau Carré is one of the best-known addresses in the Muscadet-Sèvre-et-Maine area of the Loire. The winery manages its sites around the Château de la Chesnaie with the goal of bringing the typical minerality and fine fruit of the region into the bottle as directly as possible — without detours, without compromises in craftsmanship.
After the harvest, the grapes are immediately brought to the winery and processed particularly gently in pneumatic presses. After cold sedimentation for clarification, the musts ferment traditionally for two to three weeks. Subsequently, the wine remains on the fine lees until bottling in accordance with AOC regulations — regular bâtonnage, the stirring of the lees, gives the wine its characteristic fullness and a lively balance between freshness and texture.
The Muscadet is bottled in the spring of the following year directly from the lees — sur lie, as tradition demands. The result is a white wine that suits seafood, oysters, or a simple fish dish just as well as an aperitif on a warm evening.