2023 Chateau Yvonne Saumur Les Arbres Blanc, Loire, France Adrien Renoir making this a collector’s whisky

making this a collector’s whisky built for reflection rather than everyday drinking

Fermentation with 40% whole clusters

this is true minimal intervention agriculture

the wine ages 1 year in cement and concrete tank

The wine sees a short skin maceration of approximately one week before being spontaneously fermented and aged on the lees in concrete egg

2023 Chateau Yvonne Saumur Les Arbres Blanc, Loire, France Adrien Renoir making this a collector’s whiskyBiodynamic & certified organic. 100% Chenin Blanc. From a single vineyard on Tuffeau soil. Les Arbres always presents as a racier and more mineral driven chenin than the estates famous and powerful Le Gory. Expect more precision and energy than heft an elegant wine from a more civilized age, perhaps. Native yeast fermentation with no additions in barrel at cool temperatures for 4 months. Malolactic fermentation occurs naturally during aging in oak