La Porte Saint Jean, Peau Let 2019Region: Loire Valley, France Appellation: VDF Type Style: White Wine Grapes: Chenin Blanc The La Porte Saint Jean, Peau Let 2019 is a unique macerated wine created by Pauline Foucault, the wife of Sylvain Foucault. Made with destemmed Chenin Blanc, a process normally used for red wines, the La Porte Saint Jean offers a 4 to 5 week maceration period without extraction, resulting in a gentle infusion. It should not be mistaken for an orange wine, as

The Caveau de Bacchus was created by Lucien Aviet in 1961

Crafted by the acclaimed Loire Valley producer Les Poëte

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the indigenous varieties tend to be late-ripening

40% Mourvedre

France Appellation: Mazoyeres Chambertin Color/Style: Red Wine Grapes: Pinot Noir

Jerome adds a very miniscule amount of so2 (2 grams at the press) or none

the 2018 is a wine of total class

This is a great drinking Kabinett with superb complexity

Low starch content allows for clean and dry sake with excellent structure

The estate now has a little over 6 hectares of vines planted where Ariane is crafting some of the most approachable and exciting wines in the region

followed by floral nuances of violet give way to more green herbaceous notes of tomato leaf