Domaine Fouassier
Sancerre Les Grous
Domaine Fouassier
Sancerre Les Grous
The Fouassier family is one of the oldest winegrowing families in the village of Sancerre. Benoit and Paul Fouassier, cousins at the head of the estate today, are the 10th generation of Fouassier to have worked the estate's vines since 1742. The Fouassier family pioneered vinification by lieu-dit in the early 1980s. Since then, their work has focused on selecting the best parcels to express in the bottle the taste of the terroir on which the vines flourish. All work is carried out as naturally as possible, which is why the estate turned to organic and biodynamic farming over 15 years ago.
Wine Production
100% Sauvignon Blanc, grapes go through pneumatic pressing and undergo spontaneous fermentation with native yeast. The wine is aged for one year on the lees in stainless-steel tanks. Work in the cellar is based on the lunar calendar.
Tasting Notes
Nose of ripe apple and notes of honey, a touch of lemon and hot stone. Round and fresh mouth, then almost tannic, with increasing acidity. The finish is chalky and refreshing, with a fairly pronounced bitterness reminiscent of grapefruit peel. Long and tasty.
Food Pairing
To be served as an aperitif. Shrimp and grapefruit salad, goat cheese.
The Fouassier family is one of the oldest winegrowing families in the village of Sancerre. Benoit and Paul Fouassier, cousins at the head of the estate today, are the 10th generation of Fouassier to have worked the estate's vines since 1742. The Fouassier family pioneered vinification by lieu-dit in the early 1980s. Since then, their work has focused on selecting the best parcels to express in the bottle the taste of the terroir on which the vines flourish. All work is carried out as naturally as possible, which is why the estate turned to organic and biodynamic farming over 15 years ago.
Wine Production
100% Sauvignon Blanc, grapes go through pneumatic pressing and undergo spontaneous fermentation with native yeast. The wine is aged for one year on the lees in stainless-steel tanks. Work in the cellar is based on the lunar calendar.
Tasting Notes
Nose of ripe apple and notes of honey, a touch of lemon and hot stone. Round and fresh mouth, then almost tannic, with increasing acidity. The finish is chalky and refreshing, with a fairly pronounced bitterness reminiscent of grapefruit peel. Long and tasty.
Food Pairing
To be served as an aperitif. Shrimp and grapefruit salad, goat cheese.
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About the Vineyard
Les Grous comes from a 5.95 hectare vineyard in the heart of Sancerre. Vines with an average age of 35 years are grown in soils with limestone from from Bourges on upper Oxonian on slopes with a southwestern exposure. The vineyard is cultivated using organic and biodynamic methods.
