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2020 Alexandre Bain, Mademoiselle M, Vin de France

  • White
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Sauvignon Blanc
Ready - at best
Product: 20208302737
2020 Alexandre Bain, Mademoiselle M, Vin de France

Description

Named after his daughter, who was born just as the harvest began for this wine, Mademoiselle’ M’ is made from vines grown in richer and more structured Kimmeridgian-limestone soils. The nose is fat and buttery, with a burst of bruised apple, candied lemon peel, lychee and a hint of honey.

Aged over a total of 36 months (with 18 in wooden barrels), this has a sumptuous texture that balances the overwhelming minerality from the terroir. Probably my favourite from the lineup, the balance of exotic fruit and a rich umami flavour is unlike anything I’ve had before. The finish lengthens after every sip, culminating in a crisp orchard fruit finale.

Henrietta Gullifer, Account Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2020
Maturity Ready - at best
Grape List Sauvignon Blanc
Body Full Bodied
Producer Alexandre Bain

About this wine

Sauvignon Blanc

An important white grape in Bordeaux and the Loire Valley that has now found fame in New Zealand and now Chile. It thrives on the gravelly soils of Bordeaux and is blended with Sémillon to produce fresh, dry, crisp  Bordeaux Blancs, as well as more prestigious Cru Classé White Graves. It is also blended with Sémillon, though in lower proportions, to produce the great sweet wines of Sauternes. It performs well in the Loire Valley and particularly on the well-drained chalky soils found in Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé, where it produces bone dry, highly aromatic, racy wines, with grassy and sometimes smoky, gunflint-like nuances.
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France

France

France is the world’s leading fine wine producer. Its key regions – Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Loire, Rhône, Alsace and, increasingly, Languedoc Roussillon – set the benchmark internationally for a diverse range of wine styles. The country’s grape varieties are grown, and its wines emulated, throughout the world.
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Alexandre Bain

Located in Pouilly Fumé, Alexandre Bain does not make traditional Pouilly Fumé style Sauvignon Blanc but something much more unique and atypical to the appellation.
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