2023 Domaine Fabrice Gasnier Chinon Les Graves Loire, France Bastide Blanche Christoph Wolber and Alexander Götze

Christoph Wolber and Alexander Götze source this Pinot Noir from loess and volcanic slopes in the Kaiserstuhl and Breisgau

The wine went through native primary and secondary fermentation and is unfiltered and un-fined with under 20 ppm of total S02

minimal SO2 (10-30 ppm) added before bottling

This will need a couple of years to reveal all its complexity

Tamalpais in Marin County to the South

2023 Domaine Fabrice Gasnier Chinon Les Graves Loire, France Bastide Blanche Christoph Wolber and Alexander Götze100% Cabernet Franc Vines between 20 and 40 years old On the plain, between the Vienne river and the hillsides Upper Turonian terroir, consisting of chalky and gravelly stony soil South facing exposure Small capacity concrete tank for plot based vinification Destemming then vatting by gravity to respect the fruit 20 day maceration Indigenous yeasts Aging on lees in concrete vats for 7 to 8 months