Variety: Grolleau
Location: Loire Valley, FR
Alcohol: 11-14%

Peppery and crunchy, but with a delicate side of violets and blue fruit.

All of the grapes are painstakingly sorted four times before whole-cluster fermentation with indigenous yeasts in tank, and a slow, gentle pressing that in some cases lasts five or more hours. Aging occurs either entirely in tank, neutral barriques, or amphora depending on the cuvée.

Estate is certified biodynamic (which is quite rare in Azay-Le-Rideau) and has been for over ten years (even rarer still).