2018 VDF - Pacha Maceration
2018 VDF - Pacha Maceration
Folle Blanche from a little low-lying .68 hectare plot, competing with the wild boar for yields. High acid, complex texture and earthy aromatics.
Cuvée: Pacha Maceration
Style: Still
Colour: Skins
Grapes/Blend: Folle Blanche
ABV: 10.5%
Vintage: 2018
Hand harvested. An 18 day whole bunch carbonic maceration, with the free run juice emptied every couple of days to keep tannin extraction to a minimum and reduce unwanted bitterness. Elevage in 500l tank for a year before bottling.
Sulphur: 10mg/l added
Soil: Sandy loam
Both Marion and Manu were born in Muscadet and have been around vineyards their whole lives. After a long time away working for winemakers in New Zealand (Felton Road Winery) and Chile (Domaine Clos Ouvert), they settled in 2013 in the village of le Pallet and work now with three grape varieties: Melon de Bourgogne (8 ha), Folle Blanche (0,68 ha) at la Haye-Fouassière, and Gamay (0,60 ha). The wines are all vinified by parcel with the aim of showing off the varied volcanic terroir of the region.
Marion and Manu are working organically and in line with the lunar calendar, in total respect of the soils and the nature.