Vin de France Les Rouliers Richard Leroy 2015
13%
0.75L
Intensity
This cuvée, with its very low yields, is a pleasure for Chenin connoisseurs in search of true excellence.
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Vin de France Les Rouliers Richard Leroy 2015
The wine
Richard Leroy is an iconoclastic Loire grower who decided in 2008 to part ways with the Anjou AOP. Since then, his production has been classified as vin de France, and is one of the Loire's most sought-after Chenins. Les Rouliers opens into attractive notes of ripe yellow fruit, and other, lightly toasted notes. In the mouth, the cuvée has a very refined texture and great tautness.
About the Producer Richard Leroy
Aside from his passion, there was nothing to predispose Richard Leroy to become a winegrower (no wine producers in his family and a student of Economics) but in the middle of the 1990s he took on 2.7 hectares of vines in Rablay-sur-Layon. He used to produce sweet white wines under the Rablay-sur-Layon appellation and dry wines under the Anjou appellation but following serious disagreements with the INAO his cuvées have been reclassified under the Vin de France label. Yields are very low and only the best grapes are selected. The viticulture is, of course, organic and harvesting is done by hand. Sulphur levels have been reduced dramatically year after year. These wines are perhaps one of the finest expressions of the Chenin grape. They have also become an open secret, sought-after by connoisseurs all over the world. Unfortunately, production levels are negligible.
Detailed characteristics
Quantity: 1 bottle
Level: 1 NormalObservation: 1 Slightly marked labelOrigin: private individual
Type of cellar: underground, natural cellar
Recoverable VAT: no
Original wooden case / Original case: no
French customs seal: yes
Alcohol percentage: 13 %
Region: Loire Valley
Appellation: Vin de France
Owner: Richard Leroy
Vintage: 2015
Colour: white
Service temperature: 12°
Size (in ha): 3 hectares
Intensity: crisp
Leading aroma: white fruit
Tasting occasion: food-friendly wine