2024 Thomas Batardiere Chenin Blanc 'Montbenault', Loire, France Axel Domont 2011 Chateau La Fleur-Petrus

2011 Chateau La Fleur-Petrus

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

100% Palomino from old

whose work defines the Langhe’s newest chapter

2024 Thomas Batardiere Chenin Blanc 'Montbenault', Loire, France Axel Domont 2011 Chateau La Fleur-PetrusCertified 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