The winemakers' mother, Nadine, decided to plant Chardonnay in the Corton Bressandes vineyard because she wanted to have some Chardonnay to drink in the mid-term while the Charlemagne was aging! The final blend is eighty percent Corton Bressandes, fifteen percent Corton Chaumes and five percent ...

Of the four hectares that Chandon de Briailles owns in Île de Vergelesses, one hectare is planted to Chardonnay. It's a clay and limestone soil, which is a part of the same geological break as Charlemagne; with more clay at the bottom of the parcel and very calcareous at the top. The chardonnay,...

100% Chenin Blanc. Certified-biodynamic Bellivière owns and farms 18 hectares across 60 parcels in 5 villages in the Jasnières and Coteaux-du-Loir appellations in this northernmost part of the Touraine. "Prémices" is a selection of the most fruit-forward barrels and is the first release in any...

100% Chenin Blanc. "Eparses" is from Bellivière's oldest Coteaux du Loir vines across 5 tiny parcels. These gobelet-pruned, 80-100-year-old beauties are planted on flinty, sandy clay soils over tuffeau (soft limestone), are certified-biodynamic and harvested by hand. The bunches are direct-pressed...

100% Melon de Bourgogne. The Clisson bottling comes from a 50-100-year-old section vines in Pepière's core vineyard near the winery in the cru of Clisson. Besides vine age, the distinguishing factor is the granite de Clisson, a very hard, compact form of granite. The very poor top soils are...

100% Chenin Blanc. From certified-biodynamic estate vines in the esteemed Clos du Papillon vineyard, considered one of the grands crus of the appellation. The Clos du Papillon lies in a coulée, a small ravine or valley that cuts across the Savennières hillside. The steep slopes have perfect south-...

More limestone in the soil compared to Charmois. Native yeast fermentation in stainless steel. Aged in French oak barrels for 24 months, less than 15% new. 30-45 g/L sulfur added at bottling. Corpulent, lemon curd with zippy acidity.

The flagship wine of the single-vineyard efforts at Saumaize-Michelin. They own a single 1.65 hectare parcel and the oldest vines are nearly 100 years-old. It’s located on the back side of the Roche de Vergisson, a very sunny area. The wine typically has supple fruit with dazzling minerality,...

The Montée de Tonnerre is new to the Julien Brocard line up starting in the 2020 vintage. Julien began converting this site to biodynamic agriculture in 2017 and 2020 is the first year that it was certified biodynamic by Demeter. Montée de Tonnerre is to the right of the valley of the grand crus...

Boissonneuse is a single holding of 11 hectares and the first parcel that Julien began farming following biodynamic agriculture back in 1998. The parcel is on a hillside beside the village of Préhy and contains kimmeridgian soil of exceptionally high quality, with very fine minerals.The 30 year-old...

100% Pinot Blanc from granitic, gravel, and limestone soils in three villages Turckheim, Ingersheim, and Sigolsheim. Fermented spontaneoulsy and aged in stainless steel tanks before the second fermentation in bottle. Bottled with zero dosage. Bone dry, with minerals in the midpalate and a bright...

A well-rounded, nutty Pinot Blanc from a gravel plot in Sigolsheim. Aged in stainless steel tanks.

Pure Chenin Blanc from one of the three original decreed parcels of the Quarts de Chaume, Rouères. This parcel is southeast-facing and just a few meters north of the Layon river. This parcel produces powerful, dense, and firmly structured dry Quarts de Chaume. Aged for 18 months in barrel before...

Les Quarts is the original plot that gave its name to the Quarts-de-Chaume appellation. The Quarts-de- Chaume terroir—a sunny, south-facing hillside on schists, exposed to the morning mists of the Layon River and ventilated by constant winds—results in a botrytis of rare concentration. Hand...

6/375ml Pure late-harvest Chenin Blanc from south-facing parcels bordering the Layon river. Harvested slightly earlier than most in the region to maintain freshness. Aged for 14 months in barrel.