2022 Agnes & Rene Mosse Les Bonnes Blanches, Loire, Vin de France Alvaro Castro The Pinot Noir fermented as

The Pinot Noir fermented as whole bunches

This is followed by four months in stainless steel on fine lees

Pineau d'Aunis is an historical black grape of the Touraine--in the same family with Menu Pineau and its more sophisticated cousin Pineau de la Loire

” comes from timorasso vines deliberately scattered throughout Roberto’s property

above a small wall of slate

2022 Agnes & Rene Mosse Les Bonnes Blanches, Loire, Vin de France Alvaro Castro The Pinot Noir fermented asThis wine is produced within the Anjou appellation but is intentionally declassified as VDF. Les Bonnes Blanches is a sector of vines widely considered to be the top terroir in the area. Its location is geologically ideal to the Layon river, and its one of the rare vineyards that can produce an excellent Coteaux du Layon every year. The Mosse intentionally harvest earlier to produce dry whites. The soils are composed of shallow decomposing schist and