Le Sot de l'Ange
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Le Sot de l'Ange Trollinger 2016

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Tasting notes

Trollinger rarely leaves Württemberg, let alone ends up in the Loire in biodynamic hands. Bourse coaxes sour cherry, wild strawberry, and dried floral notes from the grape with nothing but indigenous yeasts and a light touch of SO2 at bottling. The acidity is bright and cutting, the body is feather-light, and the whole thing disappears from the glass faster than you planned.

BodyFruitTanninAcidity
Sour CherryWild StrawberryDried FlowersMinerality
Dry/Sweet:Dry
Wine Type:Red Wine
Wine Style:Light Body
Grapes:Trollinger
Farming:Organic and Biodynamic
Vintage:2016
Alcohol:12%
Country:France
Region:Loire Valley
Appellation:Vin de France
Bottle Size:750ml
Sugar Level:Zero Added Sugar
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Producer profile

Le Sot de l'Ange

Angélique and Quentin Bourse established Le Sot de l'Ange by taking over a friend's estate in time for the 2013 vintage in Azay-le-Rideau, Touraine. Before founding the domaine, Quentin worked in multiple capacities across the wine world, including a six-month stage at Domaine Huet, the famed Vouvray producer. The name Le Sot de l'Ange translates roughly to 'The Idiot Angel' or 'The Fool of the Angel.'

The estate covers approximately 12 hectares of vines and holds biodynamic certification, which is uncommon in Azay-le-Rideau. Quentin limits copper sulfur spraying to 500 grams per year, about 75% below the regional standard. Vineyard work is done entirely by hand. Soils include the region's characteristic perruches (flinty clay), aubuis (clay-limestone), and aeolian sands over Tuffeau limestone bedrock.

In the cellar, grapes are sorted four times and fermented with indigenous yeasts. Pressing is slow and gentle, sometimes lasting five or more hours. Aging occurs in tank, neutral barriques, or amphora depending on the cuvée. For red wines, no SO2 is added during winemaking; a small addition is made at bottling only. The Trollinger specifically is destemmed by hand, fermented in a tronconic vat, and receives 1g/liter of SO2 at bottling.

Wine region

Loire Valley, France

The Loire Valley stretches roughly 280 kilometers along the Loire River from the Atlantic coast near Nantes eastward through Anjou and Touraine to the Sancerre and Pouilly hills. It is France's third-largest wine region with 69 appellations covering an enormous range of styles and grapes. The region sits at the crossroads of oceanic and continental climate influences: winters are mild and temperate, summers hot and bright, with average temperatures between July and September around 20 degrees Celsius.

Touraine, the central zone of the Loire, is home to appellations including Vouvray, Montlouis, Chinon, Bourgueil, and the micro-appellation Touraine Azay-le-Rideau. Azay-le-Rideau sits between the Indre and Loire rivers, covering roughly 50 hectares across eight communes. The terroir is built on Tuffeau limestone bedrock formed approximately 90 million years ago, overlaid with three distinct soil types: perruches (flinty clay and siliceous conglomerates), aubuis (warm permeable clay-limestone), and aeolian sands with varying clay content. The Touraine Azay-le-Rideau AOC covers only Chenin Blanc whites and Grolleau-based rosés; wines made from grapes like Trollinger grown here are classified as Vin de France.

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We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

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Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

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