Pascal Janvier Coteaux du Loir Blanc 2019
13% abv, Ruillé, imported by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chenin Blanc, sustainably-farmed, from a 15-year-old 1.4-hectare vineyard planted on clay soils on the Loir river (a northernly tributary of the Loire River). The wine is fermented and racked into tank where it […]
Pascal Janvier Coteaux du Loir Rouge ’Cuvée du Rosier’ 2019
13.5%abv, Ruillé, imported by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. The relatively unknown appellation of Châteaux du Loir is on the northern reaches of the Touraine region on the Loir River (not to be confused with Loire) and is planted to about only 70 hectares of vines. The […]