2020 Michel Autran, Vouvray, Les Enfers Tranquilles Producer_Domaine A. Clape

2020 Michel Autran, Vouvray, Les Enfers Tranquilles Producer_Domaine A. ClapeMichel Autran manages his estate in Noizay with a rigorous organic ethos, prioritizing soil health through no till practices and indigenous yeast fermentations to produce Chenin Blanc of extreme transparency. This cuve, *Les Enfers Tranquilles*, is sourced from south facing parcels situated on *aubuis*a shallow, calcareous clay topsoil over a deep base of tuffeau limestone. To preserve the sites structural integrity, Autran employs a slow elevage in

marked by abundant winter rainfall and extended cool temperatures

The Rosso receives the same treatment as the Brunello: long macerations with native yeasts in concrete

and delicious

skin-driven personality

resulting in a wine defined by vibrant acid retention and a dense

reflecting the physiological ripeness achieved through meticulous canopy management in a more demanding climate cycle

but this Domaine has only been around since 2010 and has quickly risen to the top

resulting in a wine of notable physiological ripeness that maintains a vibrant

Fine-grained

The resulting wine eschews the plush

The 2019 Pedres Blanques VdF Rouge is a focused expression of Grenache from Rié and Hirofumi Shoji

sourced from old vines planted in the distinct clay and schist soils of the region