Nicolas Barbou Utopie Creative Touraine Oisly 2022Region: Loire Valley, France Appellation: Touraine Type Style: White Wine Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc

The use of this native vine adds spicy and black fruit nuances to the notes of cherry

Ideal for customers who want Burgundy with a bit more depth and gravitas

occasional light filtration

Both Caladoc (a cross between Malbec and Grenache) and Carignan were hand harvested and directly pressed for a natural fermentation in stainless steel vats

preserving the integrity of the Nebbiolo

the fruit was gently pressed and then settled overnight before being barrel fermented in old French oak barrels with native yeast

the cellar work kept minimal: gentle pressing

and every grape cluster twisted from the vine by hand

and intuition

From Clos Bateau

There is again outstanding density to the equally large-scaled flavors that possess a highly appealing texture before culminating in a dusty

20 days for the Chasselas) and ferment with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel tanks