2017 Domaine Octavie, Sauvignon Blanc, Touraine, Loire Valley, FranceIsabelle & Noe Rouballay own and run this charming small domaine in southern Touraine on a plateau between the Loire and Cher rivers at Oisly. This family run domaine is totally focused on producing quality wines. They adhere to the TERRA VITIS approach, which is a system which minimizes the use of artificial fertilizers and pesticides. Domaine Octavie has been in the same family since 1885. Isabelle & Noe Rouballay are the 5th generation to grow

Fermentation occurs in stainless steel tanks where prefermentation maceration takes place

with its distinctive schist and decomposed granite soils

rescued from near extinction by winemaker Antonio Maçanita

where the river laps against and nourishes a unique and exceptional

Montecappone was founded in the late 1960s in Jesi in the Ancona region of Marche

Domaine Huet may be making its most consistently great wines

Winemaker Vanessa Wong left her position as winemaker at Peter Michael Winery in 2001 to launch Peay Vineyards

The wine is vinified and bottled in Montecappone's completely updated winery

20% neutral foudre

the family sold all the fruit under contract to Bouchard Père et Fils

“We make wines that make you want more

very little sulphur and no fining or filtering