Pet-Nat Blanc 'Natürlich' 2017
Pet-Nat Blanc 'Natürlich' 2017
Benoît’s flagship fizz, the balance of white and red grapes gives this a subtle red fruits flavour, but still extremely fresh and easy going with balanced acidity.
Cuvée: Pet-Nat Blanc 'Natürlich' (Folle Blanche/Gamay)
Vintage: 2017
Producer: Landron-Chartier
Winemakers: Benoît and Bernard Landron
Region: France, Nantes, Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire & Coteaux d’Ancenis
Style + Colour: Sparkling, white
Grapes/Blend: Folle Blanche (50%), Gamay (50%)
ABV: 12%
Mica schist, the soils are rough and shallow, on metamorphic soil. Hand-harvested, direct press. Alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts. Bottled after resting approximately 2 weeks in concrete tanks, fermentation then finished in bottles. - 5g/L residual sugar.
Based North-East of Nantes, third generation winemaker Bernard Landron and his brother Jo Landron started winemaking and initially in bulk. It wasn’t until 2010 when Bernard’s son Benoît returned from University after studying viticulture and oenology, they converted to organic. In 2017 they moved to the town of Oudon to farm the 25 hectares of vines and open a new cellar, and they now have 35 hectares in total.