2021 Domaine Henry Pelle Menetou-Salon Les Blanchais Loire, France

$34.99

VARIETALS: Sauvignon Blanc

ORGANIC: Certified

VINEYARD: Les Blanchais vineyard in the commune of Morogues. Was the estate's first single-vineyard wine, started in the 1980's.

SOIL: Kimmeridgean limestone and silex.

VITICULTURE: Practicing organic. Soils plowed. Hand-harvested.

VINIFICATION: Fermented with natural yeast. 70% wood, 30% tank.

AGING: Aged in a combo on 70% wood (Foudres and used 400L barrels) and 30% tank for 11 months.