J. Mourat, Collection Blanc 2017

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Domaine Mourat knows how to make very good wines while maintaining a sense of humour! This J. Mourat, Collection Blanc 2017 is a blend of Chardonnay and Chenin sourced from an organically farmed vine that are up to 20 years old. More like Sancerre than the classic, woolly Chenin style, this one lights up with neon green and citrus notes and puckery acidity. 2017 J. Mourat, Collection Blanc is a wine of great persistence and elegance, there is a subtle pear, eau-de-vie nose and a citrus palate, leading to a pithy grapefruit finish. This wine is suitable for vegans.

The wine was fermented in stainless steel with the use of cold settling for filtration. To date, comprising 120 hectares of vines, the Mourat Vineyards represent one of the largest wine-growing areas in organic farming in the Loire Valley. Proud defender of the Vendée, Jérémie Mourat develops a pure Chenin there, without artifices, maximizing a sparkling fruitiness and a minerality that complicates the whole. Superb! 

An hour south of Nantes along the central coast of France, Fiefs Vendéens is the westernmost tip of the Loire Valley, just 20 km from the coast, resulting in a maritime influence from the nearby Atlantic that is unusual for Loire wines.  The Mourat family has been in wine for a long time – first making wine on the Ile de Ré (along with salt) until the end of the 19th century, then as wine merchants, until Jean Mourat created the current estate in 1974. Son Jéremie joined him in ‘98, converting all of the family’s 10 acres to organic farming. Today he makes several different cuvees, including his adorable ‘Roquin de Jardin’ (garden gnome) Pinot and Chenin bottlings, meant to be the fun everyday drinkers.

Check out another great wine from Domaine J. Mourat, the Chenin de Jardin 2017 here!

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