2020 VDF - Les Moyens du Bord
2020 VDF - Les Moyens du Bord
Rich and opulent Chenin blanc with poise and elegance. A little more on the fruit than the 2019.
Cuvée: Les Moyens du Bord
Style: Still
Colour: White
Grapes/Blend: Chenin
ABV: 13%
Vintage: 2020
Winemaking: Direct pressing. Fermentation and ageing: 40% in barrels and 60% in fiber tanks. Unfiltered.
Sulphur: none added
Soil: Sandy clay over schist
Yield: 40 hl/ha
The seeds of La Grange aux Belles were planted in 2004 when Marc Houtin gave up a career in the oil industry to follow a passion for wine. He purchased a dozen hectares on the slopes of the Aubance river in Anjou. In 2008 Marc invited Julien Bresteau to join the Domaine and La Grange Aux Belles was born. Today the 14ha estate has Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pineau d'Aunis, Gamay, Grolleau and Chenin Blanc, farmed organically of course, using herbal infusions against mildew and vinified with minimal sulphur use.