2021 Alice Beaufort Le Petit Beaufort Loire White almost sweet Grenaches all too

almost sweet Grenaches all too often made

aged eight months on fine lees — ripe apple

and continuing a tradition of fanatical viticulture that puts the vineyard first and the cellar second

Hand-harvested

Alsatian white and dry mineral Loire wine

2021 Alice Beaufort Le Petit Beaufort Loire White almost sweet Grenaches all tooThe 2021 Alice Beaufort "Le Petit Beaufort" is a biodynamically farmed, hand disgorged sparkling Chardonnay made just outside the official Champagne appellation near the Aube all the pedigree, none of the AOC. Balanced and light on its feet, with white peach, white flowers, and a whisper of brioche, it carries a striking near copper hue despite being 100% Chardonnay the result of 30 months in barrel, two more years on the lees, zero dosage, and zero