Luneau Papin
2020 Folle Blanche
Region: Pays Nantais, Loire Valley
Appellation: Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOP
Varietal/Blend: 100% Folle Blanche
ABV: 11.0%
Vineyard & Vine Age: Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.
Cellar: Pressed pneumatically, this wine ferments spontaneously with native yeasts, maturing on lees in underground glass vats and French oak from Taransaud. It rests six months in Taransaud barrels and glass-tiled vats to develop complexity.
CSPC: 865312
Winemakers Note: []
What the Critics are saying: []
Region: Pays Nantais, Loire Valley
Appellation: Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOP
TECHNICAL INFO
Varietal/Blend: 100% Folle Blanche
ABV: 11.0%
Vineyard: From La Richardière and Fromenteaux plots planted in 1974, the grapes for this wine grow in light, stony soils of sand over schist. Biodynamic practices, cover crops, and careful hand-harvesting ensure purity, with 6,500 vines per hectare.
Cellar: Pressed pneumatically, this wine ferments spontaneously with native yeasts, maturing on lees in underground glass vats and French oak from Taransaud. It rests six months in Taransaud barrels and glass-tiled vats to develop complexity.
CSPC: 865312
Winemakers Note: []
What the Critics are saying: []
Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South
T: 403-971-1898
E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca
Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North
T: 780-203-5284
E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca
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TECHNICAL INFO
Country: France
Region: Pays Nantais, Loire Valley
Appellation: Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOP
Climate:
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Varietal/Blend: 100% Folle Blanche
Fermentation: Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.
Ageing:
Vineyard & Vine Age: Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.
ABV: 11.0%
Produced Cases: 50
CSPC: 865312
Calgary + Alberta South
Andrew Stewart
403-604-0408
andrew@vinoalvino.ca
Edmonton + Alberta North
Joe Gurba
780-203-5284
joe@vinoalvino.ca
Saskatoon + Saskatchewan South
Kerrie Gavin
306-290-0277
kerrie@vinoalvino.ca
