2024 Benoit Courault La Grande Maille Loire, Vin de France Pierre Peters 5 hectare) parcel planted in

5 hectare) parcel planted in 1971 in the paraje of La Cova de la Raposa in Valtuille de Abajo on sandy clay • spontaneously fermented in a single 1500L foudre • aged under a layer of flor yeast in foudre for about a year before bottling

Batches are blended using a series of “pods

Asterìas means starfish in Greek

This is for sure the most serious of the Ingelheim group

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2024 Benoit Courault La Grande Maille Loire, Vin de France Pierre Peters 5 hectare) parcel planted inNew cuve replacing Les Rouliers, this is old vine Cabernet Franc from the north facing slopes of the La Grande Maille lieu dit on black schist soils. Fermented naturally and aged 10 months in barrel without racking. Bottled with a light touch of sulfur (10 mg L total). Fresh and lifted at 12. 5% ABVvibrant, mineral, and classically Courault.