Single vineyard Sauvignon planted in chalk limestone in the Obermosel, the southernmost part of the Mosel river in Germany, directly bordering Luxembourg. Clear, elegant, cool climate Sauvignon with classic varietal signatures of grapefruit, passionfruit and fresh cut grass. Also, typical of its...
Single vineyard Sauvignon planted in chalk limestone in the Obermosel, the southernmost part of the Mosel river in Germany, directly bordering Luxembourg. Clear, elegant, cool climate Sauvignon with classic varietal signatures of grapefruit, passionfruit and fresh cut grass. Also, typical of its...
Menetou-Salon's stoney soil gives a lot of minerality to the wine. Vines average 26-30 years-old. Fermented and aged in stainless steel. 2015 was the first vintage produced. Average production is 5,000 bottles per year.
Located just across the Loire River from Sancerre, the soil here has river deposits and the Portlandian limestone joins the Kimmeridgian limestone. The flint is known to add smokey notes to the wine - fumé!
Pierre counts himself lucky as 70% of his vineyards for the Chavignol Blanc are south facing. The hillsides are not as steep as Beaujeu or Mont Damnes and so he is able to use a tractor. He works with natural fermentations with spontaneous yeasts in stainless steel tanks and the wines are aged on ...
