Champagne Wishes: 2014 Domaine Fournier Sancerre “Les Belles Vignes” Rose by David Milligan Selections Highly Recommended by Whom You Know to Extend Your Summer!
As the warm weather winds down, we strategize on ways we can keep the summer with us for as long as possible! Movers and Shakers Alex and David Milligan, phenomenal son and father team of wine experts that we've known for years and have admired the taste of, have some fantastic wine selections that are standalone brilliant or a wonderful companion to your next meal. And, it is never too early to start thinking about your next sip.
Rose is uberpopular in summer, and so we believe it is just as successful in Indian Summer!
And did you know the grape of this wine is Pinot Noir?
Vintage: 2014
Domaine Fournier Sancerre "Les Belles Vignes" is a brilliant, salmon-pink. A discreet aroma recalling ripe cherry and a slight note of toast. Fresh and crisp on the palette, with a finish of lemon, strawberries and notes of spices.
A sip is immediate refreshment. Several sips brings you to France in your mind. A glass is just what your next guests desire at your upcoming cocktail party and the brilliant pink hue will show up so well in pictures, punctuating the celebration with panache!
And when they ask you where your wine idea came from just say it's not who you know, it's whom you know, and you know Alex.
Grape-variety : 100% Pinot noir.
Age of the vines : 15 to 20 years.
Soil : Limestone + marl + clay.
Yield : 50 to 60 hl/ha.
Production surface : 3 to 4 hectares
Cases produced: 6000
Vinification : 12 to 20 hours of maceration before pressing in order to obtain colour.
Pneumatic pressing. Static racking of the must. Electronic thermoregulated
fermentation (16- 20°) in stainless steel tanks for a period of
3 weeks. No malolactic fermentation.
Maturation on fine lees.
Stay tuned for the David Milligan Selections hit parade!
2014 Domaine Fournier Sancerre “Les Belles Vignes” Rose i
s Highly Recommended by Whom You Know.
David Milligan Selections
My father is a Francophile.
He has loved French wines since he started drinking them some 40 years ago.
In 1995 he left the corporate wine world with one goal. To bring the wines that he loved to you, the consumer. He selected estates from across France, that produced high quality wines at an affordable price. ( Maybe his Scottish ancestry! )
When I joined the company in 2006 the wine market had evolved. While I am also a Francophile, there is a great deal more diversity in the market now and I have found a love for many regions of the world.
Our producers practice sustainable agriculture in the vineyard and the highest standard of winemaking in the winery, in order to perfectly present the individuality of each vineyard site.
It is because of this shared vision and our "Direct from the Producer" system of distribution, that we are able to represent some of the best values in each category.
I hope that we can help you discover more about what could be your new favorite wine.
-Alex Milligan
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David Milligan founded David Milligan Selections in 1995 with the objective of finding great wines from top estates and creating exceptional values for the consumer.
This has been achieved by creating a low overhead operation selling directly on behalf of the estates to importing wholesalers around the country and thus eliminating the National Importer mark up. Drawing on his many years of experience in the United States and in Europe where he was wine buyer for one of the largest wine companies, he has assembled a range of important estates in the main regions of France. In selecting these wines he agrees with the consumer preference for clean, well made wines with emphasis on the natural fruit. He believes that this allows the true character of the soil in each region to express itself. Experts agree that his selections are classic expressions of each appellation. In 2006 he was joined by his son Alexander who spent two years working at Sherry-Lehmann, the prestigious New York retailer.
