A very fresh, tense, soaring Chenin with real salinity and a fine acidity on the finish. The palate is sharp and precise, perfect to kick things off! Petite Tempête means "little storm", and it's best sipped while listening to Zaho de Sagazan's "La Symphonie des éclairs".
Ingredients and nutrition facts
100% Chenin from 60- and 90-year-old vines currently in the process of converting to organic farming (they were taken over in December 2024), planted at the bottom of a hillside on schist and puddingstone soils. 1.2 ha, but about half the vines are missing, so yields are low! Direct pressing, followed by fermentation and aging in fiberglass tanks (with an epoxy lining on the inside) for 7 months. Bottled in April 2026 without fining or filtration, with only a microdose of sulfur added at bottling (2 g/hl). 2,000 bottles produced.
Mathilde Aumont and Alexis Péan, born in '95 and '96 respectively, are the couple behind the very young Domaine Amapola, with vines planted between Rablay-sur-Layon and Beaulieu-sur-Layon. Both are from the region. Mathilde got into wine early, holding the ESA's Master Vintage degree and having worked at Maï and Kenji Hodgson's. Alexis, for his part, worked in film and as a videographer,...
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Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Organic or biodynamic wine
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Sulphites-free wine
Organic or biodynamic wine
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