2023 Âmevive Wine Grenache Blanc, Ballard Canyon, Santa Barbara, California, USAABOUT THIS WINE The Grenache Blanc was brought into the winery around 21 Brix. It was pressed directly without any skin maceration. The juice was sent to a tank to settle overnight, and then gravity racked to neutral French Oak barrels for fermentation with its native yeast. The wine rested on its fermentation lees until a month before bottling when it was racked together in a stainless steel tank. She was bottled unfined and unfiltered in July of

The resulting wines are textured and concentrated

Vintage 2020A very rainy spring caused a great vegetative growth with the consequent problems of fungal attacks on the grapes

Les Clos and Grenouilles within Chablis Grand Cru

The vineyards have been reworked with the same sustainable vineyard practices utilized in Latour’s 125 acre domain in the Côte d’Or

Just past an idyllic pear orchard to the left and a rye grass field to the right

There is also a small part of this vineyard planted ungrafted on its own root-stock so in coming years there will a Franc de Pied version of Clos de la Hutte

Laurent and Marie-Clotilde have used those vineyards to do just that

This contributed to the formation of deep soils

It's no doubt that Pascal Lachaux must have gone through the same pressure when he took over from his father-in-law

The winery is named for Giuseppe's firstborn son

They primarily cultivate and vinify Syrah

Their commitment to sustainable viticulture and minimalist cellar techniques has earned them recognition among fans of natural and artisanal wines