Provignage

In the glass

Aroma: quince, honeysuckle, yellow apple, beeswax

Palate: pear, saline mineral, lemon zest, long honeyed finish

Bottled from pre-phylloxera ungrafted Romorantin vines planted in 1850. The world reference for this rare Touraine grape, with quince, beeswax and saline length built for ageing.

What it pairs with

• Roast chicken with morels
  Mushroom and the wine's honeyed beeswax register align.
• Veal blanquette
  Cream sauce and the wine's pear-and-saline length are mutually flattering.
• Aged Comte 30 months
  Crystalline nutty cheese sharpens the wine's mineral length.

History

Provignage is bottled from a single parcel of ungrafted Romorantin planted in 1850, escaping phylloxera on the sandy Sologne soils. Henry Marionnet propagated the vines via layering (provignage), the technique giving the cuvee its name.

1. 1850: Romorantin parcel planted on sand soils, ungrafted
2. 1999: First vintage of Provignage bottled

Facts

Producer

Domaine Henry Marionnet · visiting guide

Grapes

Romorantin (100%)

Classification

Vin de France

Oak

Tank-aged on lees for 10 to 12 months, no oak

ABV

13.0%

Price

EUR 60 to 95 at retail

Drinking window

5 to 20 from vintage

First vintage

1999

Organic

ORGANIC CERTIFIED

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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