Thierry Germain "l'Insolite" Saumur Blanc 2023

Thierry Germain "l'Insolite" Saumur Blanc 2023Thierry Germain moved to Saumur in the Loire in the early 1990s from Bordeaux and focuses primarily on Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc. Thierry was heavily influenced by Loire luminary Charly Foucault of Clos Rougeard and converted his entire domaine to biodynamic viticulture. The Chenin Blanc for the LInsolite is fermented for 2 months in large wooden foudre and aged for 12 months on fine lees in foudre as well. Saumur consistently produces my

Totally unique blend of Sauvignon Blanc

while actively sequestering carbon and battling climate change

starting with the extremely floral almost melon-like character of fermented rice

manually operated vertical press into old Raulí foudres

nuruk (traditional Korean wild fermentation starter)

As delicious as it sounds

all the grapes are co-planted

which help to temper the warm climate

This is one of the most "natural" and deliciously old-fashioned wines of Bordeaux

This vineyard faces south-east on a 40% gradient and is planted to a high density of 8000 vines per hectare

5th generation Italian-owned by a family that farms how they learned from the previous generation

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