2023 Thierry Germain Saumur Blanc "L'insolite", Loire Valley, FranceABOUT THIS WINE Here we have a serious Chenin Blanc, produced by one of the Loire Valleys natural wine legends. Thierrys Insolite, meaning unusual, comes from a tiny plot of gnarled 90 year old Chenin Blanc vines embedded in clayey, silex rich soils over chalky limestone bedrock. The combination of ancient vines and special terroir result in an ultra elegant and finely etched expression of the grape. A sensorial springboard to the charms of Thierrys

Christophe is now firmly entrenched as one of the benchmark producers in the Cote de Nuits and today his wines have become even more refined than those from a decade ago

The Archduchy of Austria honored the estate for its wine quality in the late 19th-century

is bottled without sulphites and the final dosage is within the parameters of Extra Brut

the Artemis Group also owns First Growth Château Latour in Pauillac in the Médoc region

Saint-Martin-sur-Rhône and Verin

heritage vineyards

Pinot Blanc (23%)

And in general

at 4m (13ft) altitude above sea level

in the heart of the Barolo district

an entrepreneurial spirit and relentless determination

and non-intervention