2020 VDF - Pet Nat Blanc ‘Natürlich'
2020 VDF - Pet Nat Blanc ‘Natürlich'
A blend of Folle Blanche and Pinot Noir. Aged between 6 and 12 months on lees in bottles. Finishes of fermentation in bottle. Not disgorged, no added sulphur.
Cuvée: Naturlich Pet Nat
Style: Sparkling
Colour: White
Grapes/Blend: Folle Blanche, Pinot Noir
ABV: 10.5%
Vintage: 2020
Winemaking: Hand-harvested, direct press. Pinot Noir picked a lot later this year at full maturity, hence pink hue. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts at 20°C. Tank chilled mid-ferment to stall fermentation for 1 week. Fermentation continues once in bottle. Not disgorged. Finishes with 5g/l residual sugar.
Sulphur: None added
Soil: Mica schist: the soils are rough and shallow, on metamorphic soil.
Yield: 55 hl/ha
Father-and-son team Bernard and Benoit (part of the great Landron clan) farm around 25 hectares to the north-east of Nantes. Organic since 2010, they have a patchwork of vineyards mostly situated around the towns of Ligne and Udon. Soils are mostly a mix of decomposed volcanic material; mica schist, granite and gneiss. Benoit started making Pet-Nat in 2013 and has proved to be rather good at it.