Breton La Dilettante Vouvray Sec 2024The name is a joke the winemaker has been farming biodynamically and making natural wine in the Loire for over three decades. Catherine's Vouvray project is a personal one: 40 year old Chenin Blanc vines on flinty clay soils, gently pressed and aged briefly in stainless steel before spring release. Bone dry, brisk, and quietly complex green apple, pear, chalk, and white flowers.

White blossom

From Saint Philip

The palate reveals a smooth

tart green apple

it really opens up when you give it time

eponymous line: both are hand-harvested and both are spontaneously fermented

which elevate this to the extraordinary

it is then aged in bottle for several years before release

charcuterie and cheeses

Made by Dolin in an alembic still since 1821

La Aguilera

The vineyards and winery are located in the town of Angwin on Howell MountainSOILRed