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Sylvain MartinezVin de France, Anjou, Loire, France
About this wine
Sylvain Martinez has farmed three hectares in Le Thoureil (Anjou, Loire) since 2006, after working with Marc Angeli, Xavier Caillard and Olivier Cousin. The cellar sits in the basement of the Abbey of Saint-Maur, a site planted to Chenin Blanc since 845 AD. Bianc'O is a Chenin-led white blended with Grolleau Gris, both grapes drawn from organic-farmed plots on the alluvial and Turonian-limestone soils that define Anjou Blanc (oyster fossils still surface in the fields, and an old lime kiln once worked the marl extracted from the area). 11% alcohol; native-yeast fermentation, no additives, no added sulphur. The Grolleau Gris addition lifts the wine away from textbook dry-Chenin territory toward a saltier, more textural register.
Winemaking
Native-yeast fermentation. No additives, no added sulphur. Vinified in the basement of the Abbey of Saint-Maur (Le Thoureil, Anjou).