2021 La Baladeuse L'Etourdie Syrah VdF NV, Rhone, France Maipo Valley organically farmed fruit from friends

organically farmed fruit from friends in the Cher Valley (the Puzelats' home turt in the Touraine) as well as in Beaujolais in this vintage

It pours golden-amber and opens with sunny citrus and alpine herbs before a measured bitter snap and cooling mint/licorice finish

Certified organic fruit from a mix of estate and negocient fruit

8 hectares worth of Chardonnay in the gravelly marl of the vineyards Curoulet and La Platière

core" means heart

2021 La Baladeuse L'Etourdie Syrah VdF NV, Rhone, France Maipo Valley organically farmed fruit from friends100% Syrah Organic grapes sourced in St Joseph from Jean Delobre in Bogy (Ferme des Sept Lunes) in Northern Ardche on Granite soils. One third whole cluster, two thirds destemmed grapes. Relatively short 8 day maceration in tank to accentuate the fruit. Natural fermentation without additives. Aged 9 months in small fiberglass tanks that allow for minimal oxygen exchange (to prevent reduction). Bottled without SO2.