Vin du Pastre, 2018 Blend Producer: Bessa Valley

Producer: Bessa Valley

citrus and herbs basically skank out of the glass

with fermentation and aging taking place in stainless steel

The result as he joked was ‘rosé de blancs’

Producer: Clos du Tue-Boeuf

Vin du Pastre, 2018 Blend Producer: Bessa ValleyXavire Hardy planted vines illegally in a forbidden part of the Loire, where there are no vineyards for miles. She then fought for the right to keep them here. This wine is a really a blend of (a) grape grolleau, (b) delicate notes from the herbal teas, local flowers she uses instead of chemicals on her vineyard and (c) Xavir's unrequited love for her vines. This particular cuvee was aged in our suppliers cellar for a full year, so it sings just