Pouilly Fume
La Demoiselle de Bourgeois
POUILLY FUMÉ AOC
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Grape variety is 100% Sauvignon Blanc and the age of the vines is 20 to 30 years
Soil Kimmeridgian marl
Vinification :
Pouilly Fume is made from a strict selection of the best Sauvignon grapes, La Demoiselle is harvested on the Kimmeridgian marls of Saint Laurent l'Abbaye, in the loire valley where the first vines of this AOC were planted. 
85% of the wine is fermented in stainless steel vats at 15 to 18°c with the remaining 15% fermented in oak barrels from the Tronçais forest. Maturation takes place on fine lees for 7 to 8 months. This cuvée is not bottled until the beginning of summer.
Great wines are not difficult to match with fine cuisine so the possibilities are numerous. The first rule to follow is to please yourself: are your tendencies more white meats or fish?
"Steamed skate with spinach in a tangy sauce"; "Filleted farm hen breast in supreme sauce with roasted apple macaire".
Fine wine, like fine cuisine, is an art to be enjoyed 
Finesse, complex aromas, concentrated and fruity best characterize this prestige selection.
In the style of a Grand Cru, Pouilly Fume La Demoiselle may age in bottle for 8 to 10 years. This is a wine to discover over time due to its intriguing evolution. In the first years, the fruit of the Sauvignon grape dominates with a discreet hint of terroir and small wood notes at the finish. With time, sensations become more homogenous, the terroir more expressive and the evolved Sauvignon shows us its complex (and unfortunately too rare) aromatic palate. Finally, the light wood notes are completely melted away bringing enormous depth to this great wine.