Domaine Pierre Ménard Quart des Noëls Anjou

Quart des Noëls is an organic and biodynamic white Anjou made from Chenin Blanc by Domaine Pierre Ménard. It comes from the plot where the domaine began in 2013, a small parcel of very old vines planted in the early 1920s at Faye d'Anjou. The vines grow on a south-facing slope of sandstone schist with quartz, looking towards the Layon. Each bush-trained vine is genetically unique, from old massal selections. The name refers to the Angevin term 'Quarts' for the best parts of a hillside. The grapes are picked by hand and gently pressed in a pneumatic press. Fermentation and ageing take place in old barriques and demi-muids.