ZoomPatriste2019
La Grange de Noue MeaVin de France, Anjou, Loire, France
About this wine
Patriste is one of La Grange de Noue Mea's serious Cabernet Franc bottlings, drawn from Marie Percevault and Hervé Bossé's organic plots in the southern Côteaux du Layon (Anjou). The 2019 vintage carries 13% alcohol, on the warmer side for the cellar but well within Loire range. Whole-bunch maceration, native-yeast fermentation, no added sulphur, no fining, no filtration; ageing in fibreglass tank to keep oak influence at zero. Cabernet Franc on Anjou's sandy-clay soils, worked this way, gives a wine more focused on aromatic detail than tannic weight. Red-fruited, ferrous, savoury, with the variety's unmistakable green-pepper signature kept in proper balance. A natural-wine Cab Franc for accounts that want Loire authenticity at restaurant-list-friendly weight.
Winemaking
Whole-bunch maceration, native-yeast fermentation. No added sulphur, no fining, no filtration. Élevage in fibreglass tank to keep oak influence at zero.