Francois et Julien Pinon Les Deronnieres Vouvray 2022

Description

100% Chenin Blanc. “Deronnières” is one of Pinon’s two usual sec bottlings and is also a terroir-focused bottling, featuring the most limestone-forward of their parcels. The vines are on an exposed hilltop rich in tuffeau, the soft, chalky limestone particular to Vouvray and are the first to ripen of Pinon’s vineyards. Vine age averages 45 years and the farming has been certified organic since 2007. The bunches are harvested by hand, rigorously sorted and directly pressed. The juice flows by gravity into underground tanks for a spontaneous native-yeast fermentation that lasts 2-3 months and stops naturally in Pinon’s cold cellar. The wine is aged on its fine lees for 4-5 months in a variety of old oak, ranging from 500-liter demi-muids to 20-hectoliter foudres. The 2022 finished with just one gram RS (and 4.5 grams acidity).