2024 Domaine Stephane Bernaudeau, VDF Blanc Les Ongles, Loire, France Manincor Altitude: 260m

Altitude: 260m

best-in-class farming practices have driven us to make the finest traditional single malt using the best local New York State grains

the wine aged in 50% neutral and 50% new French oak barrels for 22 months before bottling unfined and unfiltered

All the separate Pinot lots were fermented either spontaneously or via a pied de cuve (vineyard native yeast cultivation) build up

Terroir: Granite and quartz rocky soils

2024 Domaine Stephane Bernaudeau, VDF Blanc Les Ongles, Loire, France Manincor Altitude: 260mLes Ongles comes from a 2 hectare parcel of Chenin Blanc that is on a southwest facing hillside. The vines are now approximately 30 years old and the terroir is primarily schist. Vinification is done in used barrels with the wine staying on its lees for 12 months before being bottled without fining or filtration.