2024 Les Vignes du Mortier 'Brain de Folie' Loire, Vin de France Croci Japan's first and oldest malt

Japan's first and oldest malt whisky distillery

Catarratto and Zibibbo: all three are destemmed and fermented

leaving a saline finish of sea spray on the lips

The same culture

The soil is clay and limestone infused with small pebbles from an ancient riverbed

2024 Les Vignes du Mortier 'Brain de Folie' Loire, Vin de France Croci Japan's first and oldest maltGrapes: Cabernet Franc, Grolleau Vineyard: A combination of 2 gravelly plots, one at . 4 hectares with an average age of 12 years, and another at . 8 hectares with 60 year old vines. These two parcels come from the village of Brain sur Allones, which is right next to Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil. The rows are alternating with grass and plowed soil and it has a southern exposition. Making of: Grapes are hand harvested, after which the whole bunches go