La Chênaie, 2018

Certified biodynamic vineyard Bottle size: 75cl The grapes are destemmed, but undergo a two-day maceration before being pressed into puncheons. The ferment is totally natural and there is no batonnage or racking of the must (the wine eventually spends around 10 months on the lees) and is bottled without filtration and minimal added sulphur. Tasting Notes: The palate is extraordinary and develops intriguingly in the glass. Texturally, it carries weight and depth without being ponderous, and is aromatically reminiscent of stone fruit (apricot), guava, mint, dried spice, with a whiff of Rum Agricole. Sure this sounds like a cocktail, but is, in fact, a terrifically vinous, fleshy and mineral expression of Sauvignon.