Marie Thibault Touraine Premier Nez 2021 CS20230731 and the wine ages half

and the wine ages half in 226-liter Burgundy barrels and half in foudre

and the family still treats it as their flagship Pinot

which brings the nervy acidity

showcases ripe tropical notes of mango and peach with delicate floral perfume

Marie Thibault Touraine Premier Nez 2021 CS20230731 and the wine ages halfMarie Thibault traded a research career in biology and oenology for a 3. 5 hectare parcel in Azay le Rideau, one of the Touraine's quietest corners. She trained under Francois Chidaine in Montlouis, where she fell hard for Chenin Blanc, and her own farming has been certified organic since 2014. Premier Nez is her flagship Chenin old vines on white clay and silex, aged mostly in old barriques with a touch of clay amphora. The 2021 is bone dry, mineral,