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Bergerac Sec 2010 Chateau La Rayre
Bergerac Sec 2010 Chateau La Rayre
Bottle Price: £9.95
Case Price: £113.4
- Country: France
- Region: Bordeaux
- Grape Variety: Sauvignon, Sémillon
- Alcohol: 13.5%
- Bottle Size: 75cl
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A blend of 80% Sauvignon Blanc and 20% Semillon. A deliciously dry and crisp white with added body and flavour derived from the Semillon. Gold medal winner Paris 2009.
Intense nose offering aromas of white flowers, citrus fruits and mangos. Splendid rounded palate and an ample and fruity finish.
To be drunk young as an aperitif or with seafood.
Have with : seafood, poultry, salads and semi soft cheese.
Chateau La Rayre - Monbazillac, Colombier, Dordogne
The vineyard of Château La Rayre is located on the clay-limestone slopes south of Monbazillac in the community of Colombier combining ideal climatic and geological conditions to produce a great vineyard.
This property, recently acquired by Vincent Vesselle has gained a certain reputation in the Bergerac region as well as in Holland and Belgium.
Eager to continue in the same way and with his experience and know-how, Vincent Vesselle will strive to maintain and improve the quality of the wines of the Château La Rayre.
The vineyard comprises 22 ha of vines, 14 ha of which give a Bergerac Sec with the Sauvignon and Semillon grape varieties and 8 ha give a Bergerac Red with the Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon grape varieties.
This combination of grape varieties and the south-facing exposition on clay-limestone soils allows a spirit of freshness to emerge and produces wines that are fragrant, lively, fresh in a highly refined way and full of elegance.
Bergerac is wine region based just East of Bordeaux on the Dordogne, and is well known for its red wine, although white and Rose Bergerac are also popular. Bergerac wines are made with standard staple grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot (reds), Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc (whites), sometimes mixed with less common grapes in order to produce unique flavours and textures.
Bergerac has a lime rich soil ideal for the production of dry whites such as the White Cabernet and rich fruity reds. Monbazillac is the most famed region within the wider Bordeaux Appellation. The Chateau de Monbazillac can be visited by tourists who may learn about, sample and buy the golden wine made there, which as a sweet wine is often compared to the dessert wine made in the ‘Sauternes’ region.
The Bergerac area has produced wines since the thirteenth century, and has exported wines since 1254, when it began shipping its vintages to England based on special privileges granted by Henry III of England. These dispensations gave the Bergerac community the right to assembly, special tax exemptions and the right to ship their wines to Bordeaux unhindered. By the fourteenth century, Bergerac had strictly defined quality standards for its wine growing areas. Despite Bergerac's special privileges, during this period, Bordeaux was known to use its position, downriver and near the mouth of the Garonne river, to give its own wines priority over barrels of Bergerac wines
