2024 Domaine Pelle Menetou-Salon, Morogues 'Vignes de Ratier', Loire, France Lourens Family Wines The vines are planted in

The vines are planted in clay-heavy soils and the grapes are usually harvested at the end of September

Though the soil there is volcanic with silt

Chenin Blanc from forty year old vines

Fred ferments the grapes as whole bunches and after a week of maceration

After a careful selection  in the vineyard the grapes are destemmed and pressed

2024 Domaine Pelle Menetou-Salon, Morogues 'Vignes de Ratier', Loire, France Lourens Family Wines The vines are planted inCertified organic. Vignes de Ratier is a sunny terroir in the village of Morogues where the bedrock lies just centimenters below the surface. 7,500 vines hectare with southwest exposure. SOIL: Kimmeridgian marl bedrock under just 50 centimeters of topsoil. VINIFICATION: Direct pressing of grapes, fermented with natural yeast in a combination of wooden vats and tank. AGING: Aged in on the lees in a combination on 70% wood (Foudres and used 400L