Chenin Blanc/Orbois (aka Menu Pineau). This is the first vintage of "Orbin", a skin-macerated white named quite literally as a combination of its two component varieties (Orbois + Chenin), from a pre-phylloxera co-plantation. Forgues farming is certified-organic and the harvest is manual. The bunches are destemmed and fermented in tank with indigenous yeasts; the maceration is 2-3 weeks. The label features a salamander, a creature used as a royal symbol in the 16th century (by Francis I) and considered a harbinger of biodiversity in the local landscape. Only 58 cases made in this maiden vintage.