2024 Catherine et Pierre Breton, 'La Dilettante', Vouvray, Loire, France Ampeleia Hand-harvested Garganega from 40-50 year-old

Hand-harvested Garganega from 40-50 year-old vines

) Aged for four months in 2/3 stainless steel and 1/3 in used French oak barrels

I was allowed the opportunity to harvest a

they only produced one Savagnin

Walla Walla Valley

2024 Catherine et Pierre Breton, 'La Dilettante', Vouvray, Loire, France Ampeleia Hand-harvested Garganega from 40-50 year-old40 year chenin off a limeston portion of the estate. While Catherine and Pierre work together in the vines and the cellar for all the Breton wines, the Vouvrays are Catherines pet project (along with the Bourgueil Dilettante below). The wine comes from 40 year old Chenin Blanc vines planted in flinty soil. A very gentle pressing is followed by a short vinification in stainless steel. There is no maloactic fermentation and the wine is bottled in the