2024 Thomas Batardiere Chenin Blanc 'Le Cocus' VDF, Loire, France Domaine Leroy 10 months elevage

10 months elevage

as it provides a spine around which the complex and unusual flavors are anchored

wet early summer before a dry

Terroir: A blend of 2 parcels with deep clay soils

Site: Doroño

2024 Thomas Batardiere Chenin Blanc 'Le Cocus' VDF, Loire, France Domaine Leroy 10 months elevageCertified Biodynamic. Chenin from a single plot, Les Cocus, planted in 1968 on the north east south west slopes of Faye d'Anjou. The soils here are shallow just 30 to 40 cm of clay before hitting schist a lean, mineral rich setting that shapes the wine from the ground up. Harvested by hand, pressed slow and long. Fermentation kicks off naturally, no additions, no corrections. The wine is racked to neutral 500L barrels mid ferment, where it completes