Rosé de Touraine, Domaine Patrick Vauvy, Loire 2024 tours des verdots Grapes are always destemmed

Grapes are always destemmed

On the palate firm layers of dark red fruits and tannins

Intense and powerful

On the palate it is incisive and full of character

These include not only half-century-old vines in Mazards but a 1914 planting of Petite Syrah in the revered Chaillot vineyard

Rosé de Touraine, Domaine Patrick Vauvy, Loire 2024 tours des verdots Grapes are always destemmedPatrick Vauvy 30 hectares of vines which the majority planted with Sauvignon Blanc. Long pruning, using a spring debudding and a summer thinning to further control yields and ensure quality and ripeness at harvest. The young vines are harvested by hand and the rest mechanically. Patrick is always the last to harvest in the area in his quest to achieve a rich, ripe style. The grapes are destemmed on arrival and pressed gently to release the pale ros