Grapes: Chenin
Region: Coteaux du Layon, Loire, France
Vintage: 2023
Viticulture: Organic + Biodynamic
Soils: Schist
Vinification: Grapes are hand harvested and macerated as whole bunches for 1 month in tank. The finished wine is lightly filtered and sulfured and bottled in the spring.
Fining or Filtering: Lightly
Sulfur: Minimal added
Notes from the Importer: Christine and Joel Menard have been making wine in the heart of the Coteaux du Layon AOC for more than thirty years. They produce an outstanding array of wines from Cabernet Franc, Grolleau, Gamay and Chenin Blanc. They practice biodynamic methods in their 13-hectares of vines. Christine and Joel run their domain to very exacting standards and as a result they produce stunning, natural wines—without employing artificial yeasts. The wines from Sablonnettes are not chaptalized or filtered, these wines are vibrantly alive.
