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

– Macerated with juniper berries 24 hr

The juice is fermented in open casks in contact with the skins for about 2 weeks

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

The vineyards are all guyot trained and 1640 feet a

Chardonnay

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.