Eric Nicolas Domaine de Bellivieres Coteaux du Loir 'Premices' 2022 Loire Valley, France

Grape 🍇: Chenin Blanc

Style 😋: Medium bodied, crisp, off dry. Tart green apple, quince, and a hint of wet stone. Juicy citrus flavors and a little texture that adds weight without sweetness, mineral driven finish.

Details 📌: A barrel selection of the domaine's most fruit forward and immediately approachable Chenin Blanc. Sourced from young vines across their Coteaux du Loir parcels, it is fermented spontaneously with native yeasts and aged in old, neutral barrels to preserve the wine's pristine fruit and vibrant energy.

Story 📖: The life's work of Eric and Christine Nicolas, who revitalized a near abandoned estate in one of the Loire's most northern and obscure appellations. Without family roots in wine, they were drawn by pure passion, converting the estate to certified biodynamics. They are now revered for crafting some of the most profound and terroir transparent expressions of Chenin Blanc and Pineau d'Aunis in all of France, from their scattered, treasured old vines.