# Coralie et Damien Delecheneau Trinqu'âmes Touraine Sauvignon (2024)

- **Producer:** Coralie & Damien Delecheneau
- **Colour:** white
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Sauvignon Blanc
- **Region:** Loire, France
- **Style:** Natural
- **Alcohol:** 12.5%
- **Average price:** €13
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** Yes
- **When to drink:** Now or Later
- **Serving temperature:** 8–10 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** grapefruit, passion fruit, pear, lemon, white pepper

## About this wine

Trinqu'âmes is crafted by Coralie and Damien Delecheneau, fifth-generation winemakers at Domaine La Grange Tiphaine in the Loire Valley. The wine's name is a poetic French play on words meaning 'Let's toast to our souls'. Sourced from 25-year-old certified organic vines planted on flinty clay soils over tuffeau limestone bedrock, this cuvée represents a partnership with neighboring growers whom the winemakers actively assisted in transitioning to organic farming.

## Interesting facts

- The name Trinqu'âmes is a French play on words translating to 'let's toast to our souls'.
- The Delecheneaus helped neighboring Loire growers convert their vineyards to organic viticulture.
- Grapes grow on sandy silex (flint) over clay on top of local tuffeau limestone bedrock.

## Food pairing

High acidity and crisp citrus tones in this Sauvignon Blanc cut through rich, creamy goat cheese and complement light, mineral-driven seafood dishes. The clean, un-oaked profile makes it ideal for fresh herbs and green vegetables without clashing.

## Wine making process

Harvested entirely by hand in mid-September 2024, the organic grapes undergo spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in stainless steel and concrete vats. The wine is aged on fine lees for four months in temperature-controlled tanks without bâtonnage (lees stirring) to maintain precision and freshness. It is left unfined, undergoes a light diatomite filtration, and is bottled with minimal added sulfur dioxide.