2023 Domaine Stephane Bernaudeau, VDF Blanc Les Ongles, Loire, France Barbichettte Aging: 10 months on the

Aging: 10 months on the lees in flextanks and neutral barrels

multiple pressings were browned in cold steel for 24 hours before 50ppm or no SO2 addition

Average Age of Vines: 56 years

then co-fermented using native yeast in stainless steel

Making of: Whole-cluster macerated for 24 hours

2023 Domaine Stephane Bernaudeau, VDF Blanc Les Ongles, Loire, France Barbichettte Aging: 10 months on theLes Ongles comes from a 2 hectare parcel of Chenin Blanc that is on a southwest facing hillside. The vines are now approximately 30 years old and the terroir is primarily schist. Vinification is done in used barrels with the wine staying on its lees for 12 months before being bottled without fining or filtration.