2023 Maison Jaune Savennieres, Loire, France Alvaro Castro perfectly south-facing slope is terraced

perfectly south-facing slope is terraced by dry stone walls that demand a rigorous level of labor-intensive care

The other half of the grapes were whole cluster pressed the day of

delivering ultra-clean bubbles

All the parcels are around the municpality of "O Bolo" giving the wine its name

adjacent to Clos des Ducs

2023 Maison Jaune Savennieres, Loire, France Alvaro Castro perfectly south-facing slope is terracedFrom one of Savennires most artisanal voices, Maison Jaune was founded in 2013 by Jean Claude Taddei and his wife Lorine as a tiny garagiste project on a single hectare of schist soils in Bouchemaine above the Loire. Taddei a former professor in Angers farms biodynamically and with a Fukuoka inspired minimal intervention ethos, foregoing tilling and embracing natural biodiversity in the vineyard while maintaining organic certification and ultra low