Romorantin
Cours Cheverny Les Acacias 2022
Villemade

Grape Variety: Romorantin

Producer: Hervé Villemade

Region: Cheverny, Touraine, Loire, France

Wild Scale: 3/5

Vegan friendly wine

12.5% alcohol

Winemaking: Organic Romorantin grapes were harvested by hand. Fermentation with indigenous yeast. Matured for 14 months, 50% in amphora and 50% in stainless steel. No fining or filtration and just a small amount of sulphur added at bottling.

This Wine: A round and textured natural white wine. Ripe citrus and stone fruits are balanced with some delicate herbal (mint!) and floral notes to produce something quite special that will get even better with age. Romorantin is a grape variety that excels on these soils. Best served with food.

Notes on the Winemaker: Hervé Villemade has been making natural wine in the Loire valley since the late 1990s after being inspired by the Beaujolais legend Marcel Lapierre. He is situated close to  and just like his neighbour, produces stunning wines from local grape varieties at very reasonable prices.