Saint Peray: Mousseux Brut
Description
Saint Péray Mousseux Brut - a flavoursome, bottle-fermented, dry, sparkling Marsanne with a creamy mousse and a bracing palate, complemented by a lively citric zest and pleasant toasty aromas
- Style: White Wine, Dry (Sec), Medium-bodied, Sparkling
- Region: Rhone, Saint Peray,
- Producer: Jean-Louis Thiers
- Grape variety (Cépage): Marsanne
- Cellarage: Drinks well from release but can benefit from up to 2 years bottle-age.
- Vinification: Grapes from 25-year-old vines grown on steep limestone slopes are hand harvested and pressed in horizontal Vaslin presses prior to fermentation in stainless steel vats. Malolactic fermentation is blocked by chilling and a secondary fermentation is induced in bottle in the Spring following the harvest by the méthode traditionelle.
- Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 12.5%
- Full Tasting Notes (PDF): Download
Saint Péray: Mousseux Brut
Three-quarters of Jean-Louis Thiers’ production, from five hectares of vines, is devoted to this terrific Saint-Péray mousseux. This is a bottle fermented pure Marsanne that never carries a vintage, as Jean-Louis believes he can offer a much more consistent wine by blending across vintages. It has double the minimum 9 month bottle-aging ‘sur lattes’ and is hand-riddled in traditional wooden A-frame pupitres prior to disgorging and bottling. It is never a heavy wine and makes for a wonderful aperitif with its delicate apple aromas and lovely, long, dry palate of white peaches and apricots.
What others think of this wine...
Victoria Moore in The Guardian Weekend says:A delicious, sculpted, sparkling wine that is already on Le Café Anglais's list.
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