Pierre Menard Pluton 2022 Rare Grapes three-month skin maceration in large

three-month skin maceration in large oak vats with no temperature control

hand-harvested fruit from old vines rooted in poor

many years

followed by a medium to full-bodied

Pierre Menard Pluton 2022 Rare Grapes three-month skin maceration in largeGrape: Chenin Blanc Vintage: 2022 Type: White Pierre Menard grew up in a winemaking family in Anjou. He went on to study winemaking in Angers and to work stints in Pauillac at Chateau Latour, in the Duoro, Canada, New Zealand and in Tokaj, Hungary. When he returned home to Anjou, he began farming a few rows of his familys old vine Chenin and Sauvignon Blanc. Traditionally his parents sold the grapes from all 13 hectares of their vines to a