LES VINS A L'ANCIENNE

Less alcohol, just as much fun!

This is a semi-dry, pink bubbly made by spontaneous, but incomplete fermentation. This technique is called the ancestral method which pre-dates the Champagne method by several centuries (at least!). Grapes are picked, pressed and fermented in cold vats until the alcohol reaches about 6°. After a light filtration that leaves most of the active yeast in the unfinished wine, it is bottled and continues to ferment in the bottle reaching about 7.5° -8°of alcohol and retaining a fair quantity of its original sugar. It is more vinous (with grapey primary aromas) than champagne. This very unusual but totally pleasurable wine is delicate, berry scented, refreshing and makes a delicious aperitif or dessert wine.

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Isabelle & Simon HAWKINS, Domaine du Fontenay, 42 155 Villemontais, France. tel 33 (0)4 77 63 12 22 fax 33 (0)4 77 63 15 95

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