Pet Nat with a serious edge, the mousse is persistant, the fruit clean and well defined - citrus, grapefruit - notes of blanched almond, fresh and lingering, a beauty!
Marie Thibault, La Roue qui Tourne - Pet Nat is made from organic Chenin Blanc grown in the villages of Thouars and Montlouis/Loire. Hand harvested, native yeasts, the fermentation takes place in cement vats, malolactique occurs in the bottle, the wine is aged for 2 years ‘sur lattes’ before being disgorged. 1mg SO2 added at disgorgement.
Please note 2022 Roue qui Tourne Pet Nat comes with a crown cap.
MARIE THIBAULT, Azay-le-Rideau, Touraine
Certified Organic, Natural
Not from a winemaking family, but with degrees in biology and oenology, Marie Thibault began making wine in the early 2000s. She worked for a time at François Chidaine in Montlouis, where she fell in love with Chenin Blanc. In 2011, she founded her own 3.5-hectare Domaine in Azay-le-Rideau, a lesser known environ of the Touraine appellation. While in some sense this is a new beginning for Marie, she has over a decade of experience making wine and benefits from strong relationships with many growers in the region such as Frantz Saumon. The wines see no additives other than a tiny addition of S02 before bottling, if any is added at all.
Marie now has joined her vineyards together with his partner's Frantz Saumon and they work together under the 'Un Saumon dans la Loire' banner.