Le Verger de l'Etang, Grolleau and Pineau d'Aunis, Benoit Courault 2024

Domaine Benoit Courault, Anjou

An innovative French winemaker, Benoit Courault began his career making conventional wines before embracing natural winemaking methods. In 2006, Benoit established his winery in a restored farmhouse in Faye d'Anjou, in the heart of the Loire, where he dedicated himself to producing natural, organic and biodynamic wines with a respectful and sustainable approach.

The grapes for this wine undergo spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in the winery. Afterwards, 50% of the wine is aged in previously used French oak barrels and the rest in fibre tanks, and then bottled by hand without clarification or filtration, adding only a minimal amount of sulphur.

Fresh cherries and strawberries come bursting out the gate,  juicy, but there's depth there too, and a lil sprinkling of freshly ground pepper.

Grapes: 70% Grolleau and 30% Cabernet Franc 

Organic