2021 Chateau de Plaisance Anjou Rouge 'Sur la Butte', Loire, France Wild Arc Farm 14 days whole bunch maceration

14 days whole bunch maceration

while softening the palate using the exceptional mountain water of the area

This is Cristal at its architectural best: precision-built

~30% Palomino (from old vines in Fresno) + Merenzao (from Phelan Farm’s own vines)

2021 Chateau de Plaisance Anjou Rouge 'Sur la Butte', Loire, France Wild Arc Farm 14 days whole bunch macerationCertified biodynamic 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Cabernet Franc From the lieux dits Clos de lEtand and Le Grand Lopin 3 ha total on the Chaume hill, facing south Plaisance owns the only red grapes on the Chaume hill 35+ year old vines Spilite over schist bedrock De stemmed 2 3 week maceration Indigenous yeast Fermented and aged in concrete for 11 months