2021 Alexis Hudon 'Matousé' VdF Blanc

Region: Chinon AOP < Loire Valley < FranceGrape: 50% Sauvignon Blanc, 25% Colombard, 25% Ugni BlancVineyard/Cellar Stats: Certified organic farming (since the 80’s!); clay and flint soils; de-stemmed grapes given a long, slow press then fermented in tank (fermentation took 7 months because it was so cold!); rests in fiberglass for 8 months. Malolactic fermentation after primary fermentation adds a fuller and softer mouthfeel. Bottled unfiltered with no added sulfites bottled unfined/unfiltered; zero-zero; 12.5%; 350 casesWinemaker: Alexis Hudson From a young natural wine sommelier (in Canada) turned organic Loire Valley vigneron He started by working for Loire natty wine legends Lise & Bertrand Jousset, striking out on his own in 2019, sourcing exclusively organic fruit from friends in the Touraine AOP Not your mama's cookie-cutter Sancerre, this is juicy, textural, almost chewy Savvy B blended with splashes of Colombard & Ugni Blanc Pithy grapefruit, tropical fruit, hig