Chenin Blanc
Les Vrilles 2022
Puechavy

Grape Variety: Chenin Blanc

Producer: Thomas Puéchavy

Region: Vouvray Loire, France

Wild Scale: 3/5

Vegan friendly wine

Winemaking: Organic Chenin Blanc grapes were hand harvested and underwent direct press into fibreglass for fermentation with indigenous yeast. Aged tank for 9 months months. Bottled with no filtration, fining or added sulphur.  

This Wine: Natural white wine with a medium body and that famous fleshy texture associated with the grape variety. A hazy, gold colour in the glass, this is classy, dry Chenin made from a mixture of old and new vines in Vouvray. Concentrated minerals, green apple and candied lemon. Great wine from an under the radar winemaker.

Notes on the Winemaker: Thomas Puéchavy farms just 3 hectares of vines that are mainly planted over limestone soils in the Vouvray region of the Loire. This area is famous for off-dry and sweet wines made from Chenin Blanc. Whilst Thomas does produce these styles, it's his dry, acid driven expressions that really shine and will be celebrated by fans of this noble grape variety.