2023 Henri Chauvet 'Au Crible' VDF Jintaro Yura where she fell in love

where she fell in love with Chenin Blanc

Capturing complex texture and nuanced savory aromatics deliciously was the main goal for this brut rosé made in the méthode Champenoise style and under tirage for 4 years before disgorgement

a few whole bunches

Fermentation takes place in small cement tanks and oak barrels without the use of selected yeast

2023 Henri Chauvet 'Au Crible' VDF Jintaro Yura where she fell in lovelong 9 month maceration on decomp. basalt & fractured limestone; pressed in an old wooden ratchet press; 12 months in neutral 400L. Native, unfined, unfiltered; ~10 mg L SO at bottling. (In 2022 this wine was called fleur de peau; in 2023 the maceration was made much longer.)