2024 Thomas Batardiere Chenin Blanc 'Montbenault', Loire, France Axel Domont 100% Palomino from old

100% Palomino from old

Mash bill of 60% rye

and from the most coveted variety that Altare cultivates: Nebbiolo

2011 Chateau La Fleur-Petrus

and about 20% stainless steel fermentation

2024 Thomas Batardiere Chenin Blanc 'Montbenault', Loire, France Axel Domont 100% Palomino from oldCertified 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