{"id":731,"date":"2026-02-23T14:53:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.latourgallus.fr\/ageing\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:29:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:29:57","slug":"ageing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.latourgallus.fr\/en\/ageing\/","title":{"rendered":"Ageing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"731\" class=\"elementor elementor-731 elementor-307\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-095c2b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"095c2b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c951e elementor-widget elementor-widget-hfe-breadcrumbs-widget\" data-id=\"72c951e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ul class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs hfe-breadcrumbs-show-home\"><li class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-item hfe-breadcrumbs-first\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-home-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-home\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M280.37 148.26L96 300.11V464a16 16 0 0 0 16 16l112.06-.29a16 16 0 0 0 15.92-16V368a16 16 0 0 1 16-16h64a16 16 0 0 1 16 16v95.64a16 16 0 0 0 16 16.05L464 480a16 16 0 0 0 16-16V300L295.67 148.26a12.19 12.19 0 0 0-15.3 0zM571.6 251.47L488 182.56V44.05a12 12 0 0 0-12-12h-56a12 12 0 0 0-12 12v72.61L318.47 43a48 48 0 0 0-61 0L4.34 251.47a12 12 0 0 0-1.6 16.9l25.5 31A12 12 0 0 0 45.15 301l235.22-193.74a12.19 12.19 0 0 1 15.3 0L530.9 301a12 12 0 0 0 16.9-1.6l25.5-31a12 12 0 0 0-1.7-16.93z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latourgallus.fr\/en\/\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-text\">Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7918a2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7918a2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ageing<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cf51c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0cf51c0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c22ba96 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c22ba96\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b918cbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b918cbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.latourgallus.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/elevage-long-sur-lie.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-704\" alt=\"Long ageing on lees\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.latourgallus.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/elevage-long-sur-lie.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.latourgallus.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/elevage-long-sur-lie-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c50fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23c50fe\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adef377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"adef377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The art of patience: extended ageing on the lees<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b0405d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b0405d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After fermentation, our wines remain on their fine lees \u2013 the yeasts and particles that were present during fermentation \u2013 where they feed and then settle at the bottom of the vat. During this time, the autolysis of the yeasts infuses the wine with valuable compounds that protect its flavours and provide a natural balance against oxidation.<\/p>\n<p>This prolonged contact enhances the wine: it gains in body, smoothness and depth. The aromas become more subtle, the texture softens, and every sip reveals greater complexity and finesse. No technology can match this natural phenomenon, which enables the production of Muscadets with ageing potential.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c41bc81 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c41bc81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f43d7ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f43d7ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cBlessed is the wine that rests in the cellar\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-542d64b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"542d64b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here, time is an essential ingredient in revealing the potential of deep, structured wines with ageing potential. We always keep a vintage in reserve in the cellar to allow time for the wine to express itself: a rarity in the Nantes vineyards, and a signature of our high standards. Rooted in history, yet looking to the future, La Tour Gallus embodies the new generation with panache.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fb78d3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2fb78d3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eddf29 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1eddf29\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a612191 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a612191\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.latourgallus.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/interieur-cave-elevage.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-705\" alt=\"Inside the ageing cellar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.latourgallus.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/interieur-cave-elevage.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.latourgallus.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/interieur-cave-elevage-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a392a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a392a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An underground sanctuary with glass walls<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3179fe elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3179fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our wines mature at their own rhythm, in the silence of the cellar. 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