Loire Valley Touraine - France (White Wine)

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For tax purposes, the domaine has been split up between father and son, with Christophe using the name of Domaine du Coteau de la Biche, although all the wines are the same, appearing on different labels at different times of the year!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Pichots run of recent vintages has produced a wonderful collection of dry, demi-sec and sweet wines. This is the longest established estate in Vouvray (est. 1739) and their current reputation has been built on their obsessively low yields and rigorous triages during the harvest - the 1995 Vouvray Moelleux Collection is the result of a third tri right at the end of the harvest, for example. Robert Parker recently wrote that these wines represent uncommonly natural expressions of both Chenin Blanc and terroir. 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For tax purposes, the domaine has been split up between father and son, with Christophe using the name of Domaine du C“teau de la Biche, although all the wines are the same, appearing on different labels at different times of the year!\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Pichots? run of recent vintages has produced a wonderful collection of dry, demi-sec and sweet wines. This is the longest established estate in Vouvray (est. 1739) and their current reputation has been built on their obsessively low yields and rigorous triages during the harvest - the 1995 Vouvray Moelleux ?Collection? is the result of a third ?tri? right at the end of the harvest, for example. Robert Parker recently wrote that ?these wines represent uncommonly natural expressions of both Chenin Blanc and terroir?. These are totally authentic products of great class, character and individuality.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

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