US$ 79.95
Vinification: Some whole cluster inclusion and a percentage of the fruit pressed immediately
just below 1er Cru Bousselot
CONTAINS SULFITES | ALC
10 months elevage
2024 Thomas Batardiere Chenin Blanc 'Le Cocus' VDF, Loire, France Domaine Leroy Vinification: Some whole cluster inclusionCertified Biodynamic. Chenin from a single plot, Les Cocus, planted in 1968 on the north east south west slopes of Faye d'Anjou. The soils here are shallow just 30 to 40 cm of clay before hitting schist a lean, mineral rich setting that shapes the wine from the ground up. Harvested by hand, pressed slow and long. Fermentation kicks off naturally, no additions, no corrections. The wine is racked to neutral 500L barrels mid ferment, where it completes