Château du Petit Thouars, Chenin Blanc "Le Clos" Chinon Blanc, Loire Valley, France 2023 glutenfree or even an aromatic Moroccan

or even an aromatic Moroccan tagine

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

both in the Santa Cruz Mountains

Aged for 1 months on lees in mostly neutral barrels with a couple of active oak barrels sprinkled in

and notes of maple and browned butter

Château du Petit Thouars, Chenin Blanc "Le Clos" Chinon Blanc, Loire Valley, France 2023 glutenfree or even an aromatic MoroccanPetit 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