• Size: 0.5 ha (1.24 ac)
• Variety: Chenin Blanc
• Vine Age: Planted in the 1960s
• Terroir: L’Ardillon, Brézé, from a single south/southwest-facing parcel, 80 cm deep clay-loam topsoil over Turonian limestone.
• Viticulture: Sustainable, organic methods
• Vinification: Sorted directly in the vineyard (with sorting table), pressed with whole clusters, settled and decanted, 2-4-week ambient yeast fermentation in steel tank at 20°C, no malolactic conversion due to the very low pH (between 3.07 to 3.12) and the cold cellar environment (10 to 12°C), aged for 12 months on the lees in barrels (50% 225L barrels of one wine, 50% 225L barrels of 2-3 wines), racked and aged for an additional 6 months in steel tank. 25-60 ppm total SO2 at bottling, lightly filtered.