2024 Thomas Batardiere Chenin Blanc 'Montbenault', Loire, France Axel Domont and about 20% stainless steel

and about 20% stainless steel fermentation

The bunches are harvested by hand and mainly left in whole clusters for a semi-carbonic fermentation in closed concrete vats

Grapes: 60% Gamay

the grape is a sneaky transmitter of place and changes with where its planted

meticulously planned the design of the Presqu’ile Vineyard with an emphasis on diversity

2024 Thomas Batardiere Chenin Blanc 'Montbenault', Loire, France Axel Domont and about 20% stainless steelCertified Biodynamic. 100% Chenin Blanc from Montbenault a parcel Thomas planted in 2014, just 50 meters from Les Cocus, but the soils here tell a different story. Deeper, and laced with rhyolite a volcanic rock thats a signature of this corner of Anjou. Fermentation starts naturally in stainless steel, before the wine is moved to used 500L tonneaux (23 years old) for a year of levage. Both primary and malolactic fermentations occur without