Quincy Robin Hood winemaking

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to the bottle

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Quincy

Cuvée Mr Hood Robin

"I am

The sweet Folly "

" Not exactly typical for a Loire Valley wine, one would grant me a Jurassic character. Only when the year is lenient enough, 300 bottles of this cuvée are crafted. One has to well deserve me and grasp me before tasting me."

r hood winemaking

Vine-growing & winemaking

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Vines of this cuvée are old (over 15 years old). The soil benefit froma a particular attention : grass cover cropping and shallow tillage. Yields are lower than usual, 50 Hl / Ha.

After a meticulous harvesting of the best grapes, the juice is cold settled for 8 to 12 hours. The wine is directly matured in barrel with regular stirring and topping-up. The wine is aged in barrel for 8 to 12 months before being bottled and marketed.

This wine is to be drunk at once or can be kept up to 5 years.