2023 Alexis Hudon Groseille

Region: Touraine < Loire Valley < France

Grape: Gamay, Grolleau, Braucol

Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Certified organic farming (since the 80’s!); clay and flint soils; Gamay and Grolleau are direct pressed, then whole cluster Braucol is blended in; macerated for three weeks without punch-downs or pump-overs; aged for seven months in fiberglass tanks; racked twice during fermentation; bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal sulfur addition (12 ppm total); 13%; 350 cases

Winemaker: Alexis Hudon

• 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
• Light red with a winter soul
• Crunchy red fruit and herbs on a wet forest floor
• Excellent with a slight chill