Ponceau Rouge

FRANCE – Loire Valley – Muscadet
Locality:
FRANCE – Loire Valley – Muscadet
Appellation:
Vin de France
Grape Variety:
Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine Maker:
Jean-Baptiste Hardy
Vineyard:
Planted in 1994 over granite and clay soils. Southern exposition.
Viticulture:
Organic (not certified) employing biodynamic principles. Debudding. Guyot Nantais pruning.
Wine Making:
100% de-stemmed. Fermented over indigenous yeasts.
Aging:
Aged for 18 months in 228L barrels.
Bottling:
Neither fined not filtered.