2019 La Grapperie 'Aphrodite' VdF, Loire Valley, France Gerard Duplessis – Macerated with juniper berries

– Macerated with juniper berries 24 hr

After ten days on skins the free run juice was poured off and the rest of the 'matter' was lightly pressed to tank to settle

A Ponte is a new cuvée (2015 was the inaugural vintage) from a young plot planted above Finca Meixeman

50% in large older foudre • Finished in stainless steel for 6 months before bottling

First vintage 100% from the Sta

2019 La Grapperie 'Aphrodite' VdF, Loire Valley, France Gerard Duplessis – Macerated with juniper berries100% Chenin Blanc from Renauds oldest Chenin vines, up to 100 years old on silex, clay, and limestone. The grapes are hand picked and then pressed straight to barrels where they spontaneously ferment and then age for about two years. Bottled without fining, filtration, or sulfur addition.