Le Sot de l'Ange Trollinger 2016
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| Management number | 253563638 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$11.20 | Model Number | 253563638 | ||
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Trollinger, also known as Schiava or Vernatsch, is a grape with roots in South Tyrol that found its most prominent home in Germany's Württemberg region. Quentin Bourse of Le Sot de l'Ange planted it as Vin de France in Azay-le-Rideau, Touraine, where the soils shift between perruches (flinty clay), aubuis (warm clay-limestone), and aeolian sands over a Tuffeau limestone bedrock. Growing Trollinger outside its native Württemberg is a deliberate experiment in terroir translation.
Grapes are harvested by hand into small crates and destemmed by hand before pressing. Fermentation takes place in a tronconic vat using indigenous yeasts. Just 1g/liter of SO2 is added at bottling, with nothing added during the winemaking process. The result is as unmanipulated as red wine gets.
In the glass, this is a pale, transparent ruby. The nose leads with sour cherry, wild strawberry, and a thread of dried flowers. The palate is light-bodied with precise, electric acidity, minimal tannin, and a clean, dry finish. This is not a weighty wine; it is a precise one.
Bourse took over the estate in time for the 2013 vintage after stages at producers including Domaine Huet in Vouvray. His vineyards covering approximately 12 hectares are certified biodynamic, which is rare in Azay-le-Rideau. Copper sulfur spraying is limited to 500 grams per year, roughly 75% less than typical regional use.
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