The palate is subtly oaky, long, and mouth-watering; the tannins beautifully structure this ultra-sexy bouquet of morello cherry, sweet spices, long pepper, and prune. We’d assumed it was a Cabernet in the blind tasting… what a surprise! Superb potential—be patient, and you’ll be rewarded!
Ingredients and nutrition facts
A blend of 2/3 Grolleau and 1/3 Chenin, sourced from old vines cultivated organically and planted on small plots (30 ares and 50 ares, respectively) on exposed schist soils. The grapes were harvested by hand, fully destemmed, and the two grape varieties were co-fermented for three weeks with only light punching down. Pressing, 6 months of aging in barrels that have previously held other wines. Bottled at the estate by gravity, without fining or filtration, with only a micro-dose of sulfur (2 g/hl). Only 288 bottles produced.
Sandrine and Manu Thuret, partners in life as in the vines, founded their little estate Les Indigènes in Passavant-sur-Layon. They had a first life in Paris, she as a restaurant owner, he as a graphic designer and artist (all this after studying ethnology!). Then came years of tasting wines, planning holidays around local winemakers, going to La Dive and buying a fair bit of wine, until they...
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Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
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