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Domaine des Echardieres Sauvignon de Touraine 2021

12% abv

Vol- 75cl

For those looking for a less expensive alternative to the Sauvignon’s of the Berry, the logical place to start looking is along the banks of the river Cher, somewhere between the towns of Saint-Aignan and Bleré. But, as they say, there are two sides to every river and the Cher is no different.

On the right bank, the land is relatively flat and sandy, with the occasional outcrop of limestone; a legacy of the period when this was the alluvial plain of both the Loire and Cher. It’s on this side that most of the Touraine Sauvignon’s are grown, albeit on soils that are probably better suited for the propagation of asparagus and strawberries.

The general character of the wines here is one of immediate and intense Sauvignon aroma and flavour, but these tend to be short-lived and have a tendency to fall over within a year or so of the vintage. The rive-gauche, however, is a different proposition. Between the villages of Châteauvieux in the east and Saint-Georges-sur-Cher in the west, the vineyards are all located on a limestone plateau ensuring a much more interesting selection of soils; notably silex (known locally as perruches), argile-silicieux and caillots. Of course, these vineyards are harder to work, with more fractioned parcels for a start. But the vines here are generally older and many are still harvested by hand. They are more expensive too, yet still only half the ex-cellar price of fairly average examples found in both Pouilly-sur-Loire and Sancerre, and which share the same soils.

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£12.00inclusive of Duty and VAT

Limited stock, only 4 remaining

Luc Poullain bought Domaine des Echardières and its 16 hectares of vines as a going concern in 2000. He was 30 years old at the time. An interesting career path, he’d studied as an agricultural engineer in Bedfordshire in the early 1990s (which rather explains his excellent grasp of the English language), before returning to France to sell, ironically, chemicals to the wine industry.

Although the cellar is situated in the village of Pouillé, the majority of the vines are located on what is referred to as the Premier Côte above the neighbouring commune of Angé. Split almost equally white and red, there are seven hectares of Sauvignon, planted on two different soil types and vinified apart. There are also plantings of the usual Gamay, Cabernet Franc and Côt (Malbec).

Reference #:
16735
Strength
12 ABV
Bottles per Case
6 bottles
Organic
No
Biodynamic
No
Vegan
No
Vegetarian
No
Sparkling
No

What do I pay for delivery?

Orders under £150 are charged an initial £9.95 incl. VAT.

Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Isles of Scilly.
Orders under £190 are charged an initial £12.00 incl.

All stock bought from Bond will be charged at delivery cost as quoted by the bond. As this varies dependent on the location of the wines and ultimate destination this will be quoted to you at the point of billing for VAT and duty.

And can we change order.

Deliveries are normally between 09.00 and 17.00 Tuesday to Friday and a signature is required on receipt of delivery. (We do not ship on a Friday for Monday delivery unless specifically requested to do so).

A shipping confirmation email will be sent when your order has been processed and shipped. You will be sent a further email and/or text with a delivery time slot and a consignment number along with instructions on how to amend this if required.

If you are out a card is left, with an instruction to call the local depot to re-arrange delivery. Alternatively, you can inform us to “leave safe”, “leave with a neighbour”, “leave in garage” etc. and we will pass this information onto the courier. Please remember that, in accordance with our Terms & Conditions, alcohol will only be left with persons over 18 Years Old.

A shipping confirmation email will be sent when your order has been processed and shipped. You will be sent a text with a delivery time slot and a consignment number along with instructions on how to amend this if required.

We use Mailsafe packaging and double walled cardboard boxes for secure shipping of all bottles. Clear labelling marked FRAGILE is applied and all our despatches.

UK mainland deliveries are overnight from confirmation of despatch with the exception of the following postcodes where deliveries are made on a 2 to 5 day service from despatch : 

IV 3 to 11, IV14 to 28, IV 40 & IV 51 to 54, IV 63. KW 1 to 3 & KW 5 to 14. PH 33 to 41

 

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