Pierre Menard La Varenne de Chanze 2019 Cruel Summer with ripe dark fruit flavors

with ripe dark fruit flavors

and sweet balsamic

The winemaker describes the wine as being "an aromatic lady" with uncommon red fruit flavors

with tension and firm yet polished tannins

balanced by a vibrant freshness that leads to a long

Pierre Menard La Varenne de Chanze 2019 Cruel Summer with ripe dark fruit flavorsGrape: Chenin Blanc Vintage: 2019 Type: White Pierre Menard grew up in a winemaking family in Anjou. He went on to study winemaking in Angers and to work stints in Pauillac at Chateau Latour, in the Duoro, Canada, New Zealand and in Tokaj, Hungary. When he returned home to Anjou, he began farming a few rows of his familys old vine Chenin and Sauvignon Blanc. Traditionally his parents sold the grapes from all 13 hectares of their vines to a