Menetou Salon
Menetou Salon Wine - Buy Wine from the Menetou Salon Region of France
Menetou Salon inevitably draws comparison with Sancerre as it lies only 25 kilometres away, uses exactly the same grape varieties (Sauvignon and Pinot Noir) and boasts several producers with a foot in both camps. One-tenth the size of Sancerre, the appellation of Menetou Salon was created in 1959 and, despite its lack of global recognition compared to its bigger, brasher neighbour, remains a great source of keenly-valued wines.
In Mentou Salon young Patricia Luneau (née Teiller) and her husband Olivier are raising the bar at their model, family-run estate. Having studied in Burgundy and New Zealand, this forward thinking duo have a strong sense of tradition (instilled by Patricia’s dad Jean-Jacques who is still active in the business) but a questing desire to produce the best wines that they possibly can. They are experimenting with natural vine treatments and have introduced a more controlled system of vineyard management while in the cellar they are deploying wild yeasts and long fermentations. Despite losing 80%of their 2009 harvest to hail, this is a team at the top of their ‘game’ a fact which shines through in their pure-fruited, beautifully-balanced wines.
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