2022 La Grange Tiphaine Pet Nat "Nouveau Nez", Loire Valley, FranceABOUT THE WINECrafted from 100% Chenin Blanc grown on limestone and clay soils in Montlouis sur Loire, Nouveau Nez is made using the ancestral mthode, bottling the juice mid fermentation to capture natural effervescence without additives. The wine is unfined, unfiltered, and sees no dosage, offering a pure, unmasked expression of the grape and terroir. It opens with aromas of orchard fruit, crushed limestone, and a faint floral lift. On the palate,

The soil is made up of clay and limestone on belemnita quadrata chalk

terraced parcel of ungrafted Riesling vines planted around 1900 in the Alfer Hölle vineyard

The 1999 Barolo vintage is widely regarded as a very good to excellent year for Barolo

15% Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir)

The "VP Rosé Nature" is a shining example of their dedication to crafting wines that are both elegant and true to their origins

cold maceration took place to obtain the maximum fruit smells and colour

This extreme hang time lends grace

the wine was aged for 24 months in large Slovenian oak casks

100% País hand-harvested from 200+ year-old vines grown on alluvial soils at gentle

Together they continued to improve and embellish the vineyard

high-quality growing season

a historic site in Paso Robles renowned for its old-vine Zinfandel