2023 Domaine Stephane Bernaudeau, VDF Blanc Les Ongles, Loire, France Barbichettte Aged in barrel (50% new)

Aged in barrel (50% new)

Free sulfur = 25-30 mg/l

then co-fermented using native yeast in stainless steel

Making of: Whole-cluster macerated for 24 hours

mineral-driven Chenin that opens with air to reveal delicate white orchard fruit

2023 Domaine Stephane Bernaudeau, VDF Blanc Les Ongles, Loire, France Barbichettte Aged in barrel (50% new)Les Ongles comes from a 2 hectare parcel of Chenin Blanc that is on a southwest facing hillside. The vines are now approximately 30 years old and the terroir is primarily schist. Vinification is done in used barrels with the wine staying on its lees for 12 months before being bottled without fining or filtration.