2024 Domaine Pelle Menetou-Salon, Morogues 'Vignes de Ratier', Loire, France Lourens Family Wines Fred ferments the grapes as

Fred ferments the grapes as whole bunches and after a week of maceration

Chenin Blanc from forty year old vines

near the path that separates Charmes-Dessus and Charmes-Dessous

The vines are planted in clay-heavy soils and the grapes are usually harvested at the end of September

After a careful selection  in the vineyard the grapes are destemmed and pressed

2024 Domaine Pelle Menetou-Salon, Morogues 'Vignes de Ratier', Loire, France Lourens Family Wines Fred ferments the grapes asCertified organic. Vignes de Ratier is a sunny terroir in the village of Morogues where the bedrock lies just centimenters below the surface. 7,500 vines hectare with southwest exposure. SOIL: Kimmeridgian marl bedrock under just 50 centimeters of topsoil. VINIFICATION: Direct pressing of grapes, fermented with natural yeast in a combination of wooden vats and tank. AGING: Aged in on the lees in a combination on 70% wood (Foudres and used 400L