2024 Benoit Courault La Grande Maille Loire, Vin de France Pierre Peters Asterìas means starfish in Greek

Asterìas means starfish in Greek

5 hectare) parcel planted in 1971 in the paraje of La Cova de la Raposa in Valtuille de Abajo on sandy clay • spontaneously fermented in a single 1500L foudre • aged under a layer of flor yeast in foudre for about a year before bottling

VARIETALS: Apple

looking for the optimum moment of ripeness for each varieties

2024 Benoit Courault La Grande Maille Loire, Vin de France Pierre Peters Asterìas means starfish in GreekNew cuve replacing Les Rouliers, this is old vine Cabernet Franc from the north facing slopes of the La Grande Maille lieu dit on black schist soils. Fermented naturally and aged 10 months in barrel without racking. Bottled with a light touch of sulfur (10 mg L total). Fresh and lifted at 12. 5% ABVvibrant, mineral, and classically Courault.