Monmousseau JM Cuvée Sparkling white

Monmousseau JM Cuvée Sparkling white  REGION AND TERROIR The Touraine area: for more than 15 centuries, the vineyards of this beautiful region of France were celebrated by many famous French poets and writers. One of them, Jules Romain, said about our wines: ' They are the essence of the French spirit '. The soil is based on the tuff stone (in which our caves are dug out), covered by granite, clay and flint. Very similar to the soil of Champagne by its characteristics, it ensures a nice balance between the acidity of the chalk and the ' earthy ' taste of clay to its wines. The climate is semi-continental. This avoids excessive coldness in the winter and extreme heat during summer days. It is exceptionally favourable to the growing of particular grape varieties. VARIETAL The Cuvée JM wine, named after Justin Marcel one of our founders, is based on 80% chenin blanc and 20% Chardonnay. Chenin Blanc, also called PINEAU DE LA LOIRE or PINOT DE LA LOIRE in Touraine, is known under more than