Wine

Apples, pears, honey and tropical fruit are up front with this fresh and easy-drinking South African Chenin Blanc.

Jean-François Merieau practices organic farming and believes in a minimalist approach to winemaking. He produces mostly single varietal bottlings, often from single parcels in the inland Loire Valley AOC of Touraine. The cellar on his property is from the

4th generation producer with holdings mostly in Savigny Les Beaune. 15-30% whole-cluster. Ripe red fruit, loamy earth, generous, with a long finish.

Certified organic, practicing biodynamic. 100% de-stemmed, daily punch-downs and pump-overs, indigenous yeast fermentation in 228L oak barrels. Aged for 12-18 months in barrel (25% new oak).

Sustainably farmed vines grown on Kimmeridgien soil of chalk, permeable clay, and ancient marine fossils. Stainless-steel fermentation, full malo. Full-bodied, tropical fruit, creamy w/salty minerality on the finish. Assistant winemaker is Patrick Piuze.