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Now Viewing: Delesvaux Philippe
Philippe Delesvaux came to the Loire through his agricultural studies. A Parisian by birth, he did not come from a family with a history of viticulture. During his time in the Loire, when he gained experience on an Anjou farm managing cereal crops and raising livestock, he was exposed to the vine. And it clearly had a major effect on him. By 1983 he had purchased some vineyards and began to produce his first vintage in a shed. It only took a few years before he was turning out benchmark wines comparable to the very best of the appellation. His greatest wines are the Selection de Grains Nobles, made from carefully selected nobly rotten grapes. There are also two super cuvées, Carbonifera and Anthologie.The Clos du Pavillon and La Moque are both sourced from vineyard plots in St Aubin. Clos du Pavillon is a more masculine, full-bodied wine reflecting its volcanic terroir, whereas La Moque is a more delicate, racy affair.
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