Domaine La Tour Beaumont Haut-Poitou Sauvignon Blanc 2025

A vibrant, fresh Sauvignon Blanc with aromas of fine fruit and boxwood. The mild, dry flavor is accessible and lingers wonderfully.

Haut Poitou

Haut-Poitou is a small wine region north of the city of Poitiers. Winemaking dates back to the 3rd century, but was primarily developed by Dutch wine merchants who transported wine from this region and the Charentes to Flanders and Holland in the 17th century.

 

The climate, influenced by the Atlantic Ocean, produces wines with ample freshness and aromatic intensity. Since 1970, the region has had its own appellation, then known as a VDQS, which was converted to Appellation Contrôlée in 2011.

 

The grape variety of choice for dry white Poitou is Sauvignon. Pierre Morgeau is the driving force behind the twenty-six-hectare family estate La Tour Beaumont. His vines grow on soft limestone soil, which gives the Sauvignon refinement and juiciness. Moreover, Pierre has a strong philosophy of natural winemaking. He uses organic methods in his vineyard. For example, the neighbor's horses are fed straw and hay from his fields, and the neighbor, in turn, provides the natural fertilizer used in the vineyards. But this alone doesn't make good wine.

 

Pierre Morgeau is also a gifted winemaker who masters vinification to perfection, including very limited use of sulfites and the omission of chaptalization (the addition of sugar) after harvest. Highly recommended: this fresh, white Sauvignon Blanc from a relatively unknown and potentially excellent wine region. The 2014 vintage already won a silver medal, and the 2015 one received gold at the Concours Agricole in Paris.