2024 Thomas Batardiere Chenin Blanc 'Montbenault', Loire, France Domaine des Ardoisieres Filliatreau acquired some abandoned Cab

Filliatreau acquired some abandoned Cab Franc vines here back in the 1990s and converted farming biodynamics (certified since 2018)

As a result

Fermented and aged in 60% stainless steel

Free SO2: 10 mg/L

We made a single 600 cask that year

2024 Thomas Batardiere Chenin Blanc 'Montbenault', Loire, France Domaine des Ardoisieres Filliatreau acquired some abandoned CabCertified Biodynamic. 100% Chenin Blanc from Montbenault a parcel Thomas planted in 2014, just 50 meters from Les Cocus, but the soils here tell a different story. Deeper, and laced with rhyolite a volcanic rock thats a signature of this corner of Anjou. Fermentation starts naturally in stainless steel, before the wine is moved to used 500L tonneaux (23 years old) for a year of levage. Both primary and malolactic fermentations occur without