Pierre Menard Anjou Cabernet Franc Orion Alpha 2023 EARHARDT bright and extremely age-worthy Cabernet

bright and extremely age-worthy Cabernet Franc

This pure Chardonnay emerges with intense minerality: wet limestone

planted in 1942 by Christophe’s grandfather

and white florals

From a sixteenth-century estate surrounded by ancient oak and chestnut trees

Pierre Menard Anjou Cabernet Franc Orion Alpha 2023 EARHARDT bright and extremely age-worthy CabernetPierre Menard is one of Anjou's most thoughtful young naturalists, farming his small parcels of Cabernet Franc and Chenin with a light hand and bottling without compromise. Orion Alpha is one of his Cabernet Franc cuves gently extracted, low in sulfur, and built around lift rather than weight. A great example of how Anjou Cabernet Franc can be both serious and ridiculously easy to drink.