Blanc ’99: shiitake, melon, salt, resin
Rosé: cab franc
Blanc de Chenin ’07
Rosé: Grolleau, yeast, copper, umami, mineral, milk chocolate, open top grappe entiere then 1.5 yr in foudre
Blanc ’15: stinky, prickly, sugar still fermenting!
Blanc: Sauvignon Blanc, shared cuvée (made with Lawrence), prickly, aromatic, vignes de Stephane
Cab Franc ’15: conquette, fresh, wiry, bright, good structure
Croix Fourcelet ’15: Cab Franc tiny reduction, tannin, deep fruit aroma, epice, dense
Chenin “A” ’15: fruit de føret, pine, fraicheur, roses ^^^^ (soil = argile vert)
Chenin Experimentale/Nouveau: a little “l’oiseau” (VA)
“it’s necessary to have some VA especially in Cab Franc (not Pinot or lighter grapes)”
Chenin ’14: earthy, mineral, vegetal, fruit du føret, de Fouchet (parcel)^^^
Cab Franc ’09: from parcel Epiciere, indian spices, concentrated, brambly
La Cumelle: parcel, not made anymore, higher acid, bright fruit
Cab Franc ’09: Classique, delicieux
Cab Franc ’05: MAG, pressed after 2 days, bottled 2016, later harvest, really good vintage so no risk of rot
*06,07,08,13 bad vintages in Loire