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<\/a>Of all our Loire selections, there are few wines that express the thirst-quenching kick of the region\u2019s mineral-rich terroir better than does Jacky Preys<\/strong>\u2019 Fi\u00e9 Gris \u201cTerroir Pierre \u00e0 Fusil.\u201d<\/p>\nIn French, pierre \u00e0 fusil<\/i> means gunflint. Touraine was a center for gunflint production during the Napoleonic era. The region\u2019s flint-rich soils infuse grapes with a vibrant, nervous energy that is translated as a whiff of smoke in the wine\u2019s perfumes and in crisp and clean, citrus-inspired flavors.<\/p>\n
Yet Preys\u2019 flinty terroir is only half the story. Fi\u00e9 Gris is a Loire grape variety that was virtually forgotten until Jacky Preys discovered in a recently acquired vineyard a curious patch of pink-skinned grapes. Experts were consulted, and it turned out that these pre-phylloxera plants were Fi\u00e9 Gris, an ancient mutation of Sauvignon Blanc.<\/p>\n
Fi\u00e9 Gris combines all the mineral zest (thanks to the flinty soils) of a young Sancerre or Pouilly-Fum\u00e9 yet is a rounder, more textured wine, with flavors that remind of yellow plums, tomatillos and fresh herbs.<\/p>\n
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FARMING & WINEMAKING<\/strong><\/p>\n While Jacky Preys and his son Pascal own one of the larger wineries in Touraine, what has set the family apart is their particular attention to native Loire varieties like Fi\u00e9 Gris. Today Loire winemakers can help further the renaissance of Fi\u00e9 Gris, thanks to Preys\u2019 work in conserving his ancient rootstock.<\/p>\n Preys cares for his vines according to sustainable methods and only uses indigenous yeasts in the cellar. He harvests his older Fi\u00e9 Gris vines by hand, and ferments and ages it on fine lees in stainless steel tanks.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”WHITE WINES” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”|on|||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16″ background_color=”#d46d32″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_layout=”dark” custom_padding=”2%|5%|2%|5%” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]WHITE WINES There is literally nothing that the talented Jacky Preys can’t do. This pure Chenin Blanc, grown on the flinty sols of Touraine, is a marvel — spiced and seductive, with notes of Mirabelle plum, herbs and acacia honey, it is a true “orange” wine (macerated on skins for five days) and then aged in terracotta jars and amphora for six months. Texture, heady aroma, wonderful length!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”‘Terroir Pierre a Fusil’ Cuv\u00e9e de Fi\u00e9 Gris Vieilles Vignes” admin_label=”‘Terroir Pierre a Fusil’ Cuv\u00e9e de Fi\u00e9 Gris Vieilles Vignes” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font=”|on|||” title_font_size=”14″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|5%||5%” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Wildflowers, tarragon, yellow plums, tomatillos. Fi\u00e9 Gris is an ancient Loire grape and one that was nearly lost were it not for the efforts of winemaker Jacky Preys. Flinty soils give the wine its definition and mineral edge; Fi\u00e9 Gris\u2019 natural juicy, tangy flavors are thirst-quenching.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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