Type: White
Country: France
Region: Loire Valley
Grape Variety: 100% Melon de Bourgogne
Alcohol Percentage: 12.5%
Viticulture: Natural Wine | Biodynamic | Certified Organic
 
Color: Light yellow / gold
Nose: Earthy on the nose, with interesting minerality expressive of the Melon grape
Palate: Beautiful palate of pear, apples, lime over a gently rich mineral profile. Complex length
 
Climate: Temperate oceanic influenced by the Atlantic Ocean, with precipitation evenly spread throughout the year
Terroir: Vineyards lie on a bed of metamorphic, gneiss type rocks. Average age of vines are 60 years old
Ageing: Short pruning in the vineyard, work of the soil and vines in accordance to the rules of organic and biodynamic agriculture. Juice is settled with gravity followed by fermentation for 21 days with indigenous yeasts. The wine is then aged for 9-month on the lees in an egg-shaped concrete tank. Bottled at the end of June and aged for another seven months in the bottle before release