Le Penseur de Rotin 2024

Historically, Chardonnay was allowed in the blend of Anjou in the Loire, where Chenin is king. Two of the world's white favourite grapes together, no wonder why the glass smells like a bouquet of flowers and a fruit basket 🍑. Honeysuckle, jasmin, fresh linen. The first sip opens on gentle crisp citruses and orchard fruits such as apple and pear. 11% alcohol, quite unbelievable since the wine never runs out of concentration and persistency. Long finish on salt 🌊.

The wine's name is a wordplay between Rodin's thinker and Rattan weaving. Good winemaking requires patience and balance.

Region: Anjou Loire
Grape: 50% Chenin Blanc/ 50% Chardonnay
Alcohol: 11%
Total SO2: 30 mg/L
Service: 8/10°C.
For: 🦪🦞🦐🦀🐠🧀

Tech facts:
Manual harvest. No herbicides, no mineral fertilisation, no pesticides.

Spontaneous fermentation. Bottled without fining and filtration. 
Vinification: Fiber glass elevage on fine lees.
Terroir: Anjou's black schist.