Pierre Menard Laika Sauvignon Blanc 2023 Hybrids Winemaker Manfred Krankl utilizes hand-harvested

Winemaker Manfred Krankl utilizes hand-harvested fruit from regeneratively farmed vineyards including Eleven Confessions

suggesting a well-integrated structure that balances its ripe fruit and mineral elements

planted with numerous grape varieties

This traditional fortified process preserves the natural grape sugars while raising the final alcohol level

this extended élevage results in a very stable wine

Pierre Menard Laika Sauvignon Blanc 2023 Hybrids Winemaker Manfred Krankl utilizes hand-harvestedGrape: Sauvignon Blanc Vintage: 2023 Type: White This Sauvignon Blanc comes from Le Clos de la Roche vineyard a small plot of old vines that were among the first Sauvignon Blanc vines planted in Anjou in the early 1960s plus the first clusters from a contiguous plot of younger vines. The slope is entirely Schist, an extremely uncommon soil type for Sauvignon Blanc in the Loire and this vineyard is one of the last few remaining examples of it.