2023 Domaine Pelle Menetou-Salon, Morogues 'Vignes de Ratier', Loire, France Mikael Bouges awaiting certification

awaiting certification

” the winemakers say

AGING: All three vintages 2018

we began making a special harvest for "white fruit" from the vineyard

The grapes are from a vineyard of centenarian vines at 700m elevation in the Almansa area

2023 Domaine Pelle Menetou-Salon, Morogues 'Vignes de Ratier', Loire, France Mikael Bouges awaiting certificationCertified organic. Vignes de Ratier is a sunny terroir in the village of Morogues where the bedrock lies just centimenters below the surface. 7,500 vines hectare with southwest exposure. SOIL: Kimmeridgian marl bedrock under just 50 centimeters of topsoil. VINIFICATION: Direct pressing of grapes, fermented with natural yeast in a combination of wooden vats and tank. AGING: Aged in on the lees in a combination on 70% wood (Foudres and used 400L