2023 Domaine Bernard Fleuriet Renaissance Sancerre Cote de l'Epee Loire, France Phelan Farm From the limestone-dominant Talfels parcel

From the limestone-dominant Talfels parcel in Westhofen—adjacent to Morstein and sharing its high active-lime profile—Keller vinifies this Chardonnay with the same precision applied to his GG Rieslings

4 hectares of 100 year old Chenin Blanc planted in schistous soil with yellow clay and quartz

whole-cluster pressed and fermented with native yeasts before a long élevage of roughly 12–18 months in French oak with a modest percentage of new barrels

Lots of forest floor notes and great resin details on the layers of dark

2023 Domaine Bernard Fleuriet Renaissance Sancerre Cote de l'Epee Loire, France Phelan Farm From the limestone-dominant Talfels parcelFrom a super steep, 45 degree slope, terre blanche vineyard planted in the early 1970s at 250 meters in elevation. Densely planted at 8000 10,000 vines hA. Orientation Southern exposure Soil Stony, terres blanches with calcareous subsoil. Viticulture Certified organic; all work done manually except ploughing. Biodynamic certification effective with the 2023 vintage. 100% manual harvest in small cases to protect grapes. Yields 45 hl hA. Vinification