Château du Petit Thouars, Chenin Blanc "Le Clos" Chinon Blanc, Loire Valley, France 2023 glutenfree and notes of maple and

and notes of maple and browned butter

makes an excellent wine for winter and the holiday season

supple finish

Fermentation is carried out in steel with regular pump-overs during maceration

both in the Santa Cruz Mountains

Château du Petit Thouars, Chenin Blanc "Le Clos" Chinon Blanc, Loire Valley, France 2023 glutenfree and notes of maple andPetit Thouarss white wine comes from a 0. 75 hectare plot of Chenin Blanc planted in 2010 within the confines of an ancient wall immediately behind the chateau itself (hence the name of the cuve). Situated in the southwest limit of the appellation close to Saumur Champigny, the soils here are more suited to the production of white wine than vineyards further northeast. Fermentations start naturally, sometimes in stainless steel tanks and sometimes in