VDF "Glasting"

70% Pineau d'Aunis/24% Cabernet Franc/6% Menu Pineau & Chenin Blanc. The Pineau d'Aunis is up to 60 years and the Cab Franc up to 130 years old (pre-phylloxera), planted on clay-limestone soils in the heart of the Cher valley of the Touraine region in the Loire Valley. The farming is certified-organic and harvested by hand. The bunches are destemmed and co-fermented spontaneously in tank with indigenous yeasts, with only an overnight maceration. To soften up this very light but potentially edgy red, a small amount of the fresh white Entremêlés blend (Menu Pineau + Chenin) is added to the mix. The wine is aged in tank and bottled without fining or filtering and with a bare minimum of sulfur. "Glasting" is a Vin de France and named for a fairy of local legend.