Variety: 100% Côt (Malbec)
Location: Loire Valley, FR
Alcohol: 11-14%

Deep, dark, serious, and structured without being too heavy. No sulfur.

Whole-cluster fermentation is in concrete tank; malolactic fermentation and élevage in terra cotta amphora for 24 months.

From an interesting plot with two distinct soil types: one section with clay and silex soils and another with clay and limestone. Estate is certified biodynamic (which is quite rare in Azay-Le-Rideau) and has been for over ten years (even rarer still).