2020 Les Athletes du Vin Chinon, Loire Valley, FranceABOUT THIS WINE Fermentation takes place in concrete tanks for 3 weeks. Once completed, the wine spends 6 months in oak vats. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Les Athltes du Vin is a ngociant project focused on typical, value driven wines from the Loire Valley. The idea was conceived by a group of French winemakers called Vini Be Good, who work together to distribute their wines across France. The wines are vinified by various members of the Vini Be Good network

Méo-Camuzet works in close association with coopers Maison François Frères to find the best diversity of local oaks within the same forest—a necessity in capturing the nuances of each cuvée

Jean-Marc Morey favors traditional vinification methods

Work in the cellar is all about letting the wine express the fruit to its full potential: indigenous yeasts

and orange peel

Tempier’s rosé has become a global reference point—an icon that redefines what rosé can be: serious

employing rigorous pruning and then disbudding in spring to control yields

Chateau Mongravey is a property of 13 hectares created in 1981

according to how the wines taste

owned and run by winemaker Dirk Richter

Moving through the vaulted underground corridors and staircases

After these fertilization and absence of spring frosts there was a dry and hot summer

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