Wine Michel Redde et Fils, "Les Champs des Billons", Pouilly-Fume AOC, 2012

Excellent, deep and mature white wine "Les Champs des Billons" made ​​from grapes Sauvignon Blanc grown in vineyards around the village of Tracy-sur-Loire. Soil vineyards called "Caillottes", built of Portland limestone, so the wine tasting clearly felt fine chalky notes, which are mixed with delicate aromas of white flowers. Age of vines is 30 years. Crop is harvested by hand in small boxes in the volume of 10-12 kilograms. Before alcoholic fermentation is carried out partial maceration at low temperatures. Fermentation at 18-20 ° C and exposure to a thin sediment for 16-18 months used a stainless steel container, wooden barrels and large oak barriques. Wine storage capacity is 10-15 years. Before use, it is recommended to decant the wine for full disclosure of fragrant bouquet.

French winemaker Michel Redd, born in 1930, chose the profession of winemaker is not by chance, he just walked in the footsteps of their ancestors, who continued the matter is before the privilege of monks (hence the name of the vineyards and the "La Moynerie"). In the early 1950s, thanks to the perseverance and hard work, Michel and his wife Simone was able to expand the family estate, increasing the area of ​​vineyards. In 1977, their son Thierry Redd joined his parents, adding to the technology with new ideas and thoughts, and 20 years later, in 1997, who took control of the estate entirely in their own hands. Today the area of ​​the estate of almost 40 acres, located in the heart of the Pouilly-on-Loire. La Muaneri vineyards lie on the gentle slope above the river Loire. Local limestone-clay soils provide rich, harmonious and elegant wine with spicy tones of the presence of silicon in the soil, as well as the roundness of flavor and stability created by limestone soils. Depending on the vintage, the wine of the estate are able to develop as a mininum of 4-6 years.