Les Poëte : Argos 2018

A precise and aromatic Loire white wine

The estate

Domaine Les Poëte was founded in 2001 by Guillaume Sorbe, a passionate winegrower, following a year of searching for the most favourable terroir among the many Loire appellations. The estate reigns over a vineyard where the Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Gamay varietals harmoniously grow side by side on soils made up of clay, limestone, fine sand and flinty clay (also known as "perruche").

The vineyard

Perfectly integrated into a rich and diversified ecosystem, and managed with a deep respect for the earth, the environment and living things, the estate's vines produce precise and refined Loire wines.

The wine

Argos 2018 by Domaine Les Poëte is a Loire wine named after Argus, a giant in Greek mythology who, according to legend, had a hundred eyes and whose vigilance was impossible to deceive. Produced as a Vin de France, this wine is made from plots of land which enjoy a mosaic of soils composed of clay, silt, sand and alluvial gravel, depending on the terroir.

Vinification and ageing

The grapes are harvested by hand and sorted by plot. The press is filled by inerting. Transfer of the must without nitrogen. Cold settling. Fermentation in vats or in 400 and 600-litre barrels. Vinification and ageing by plot. Blending at the end of the ageing process.

The blend

Sauvignon Blanc (100%).

Domaine Les Poëte’s Argos 2018: Characteristics and tasting tips

The tasting

Nose

The lively and intense nose exudes a crystalline purity and flavoursome citrus fragrances.

Palate

The silky and precise palate seduces with its salinity and its very fine finish.