2023 Domaine Joël Delaunay Touraine Sauvignon Blanc
£13.50
“Full-on gooseberry nose, but rather lovely. Bumptious and charming. Lots of tangerine and mango fruit – plump Touraine fruit and maybe a teaspoon-tip of sweetness, but it works. It would be great with Thai beef salad.”
16/20 Tamlyn Currin for Jancis Robinson MW
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Product Description
Domaine Joël Delaunay is a family-owned estate in the Touraine AOC, currently run by fifth-generation owner Thierry Delaunay. Like his forward-thinking father Joël Delaunay, who insisted on estate bottling in 1970, Thierry is similarly pioneering and was the first Touraine producer to bottle under screwcap in 2004. The domaine comprises 34 hectares of vineyards farmed using sustainable practices. 90% of Domaine Joël Delaunay’s production is white wine, predominantly made from Sauvignon Blanc, with the remaining 10% being red wines made mainly from Gamay and Cabernet Franc. Thierry’s wines are best drunk while young and fresh. They are fermented in temperature-controlled, stainless-steel tanks after a short, cold maceration on the skins to enhance the grape’s natural aromatics.
The domaine’s Touraine Sauvignon Blanc is aged on its fine lees with occasional bâtonnage for three months, adding texture and complexity to the finished wine.
Additional Information
| ABV | 12.5% |
|---|---|
| Bottle Size | Bottle 75cl |
| Colour | White |
| Country | France |
| Critic Score | 16.5/20 |
| Drink until | 2028 |
| Style | Still |
| Sweetness | Dry |
| Vintage | 2023 |
