Domaine Fouassier, “Clos du Paradis”, Sancerre AOP 2022

Vines aged from 20 to 40 years old. Free-run yield average: 50hl/ha. To be protected at the maximum, the harvest is stalked and routed to the pneumatic press, via conveyor belts.

Color: Bright yellow.
Nose: Nose of pear, honey, acacia flower, wet stone, a little touch of grapefruit. With aeration, stone and citrus take over.
Palate: Full, air and round mouth, soft, refined, fine acidity slightly beading lengthens the wine. Pureness and persistent final between chewing of chalk and the bitterness of citrus zest.

Food Pairing: Saint-Jacques tartare with citrus zest, roasted monkfish.