Marie Thibault Touraine Premier Nez 2021 051426OFFER FINISHA decadently slow finish and

FINISHA decadently slow finish and warm reprise of sweet oak

The fruit comes from old vines on limestone in Alsace

Crafted from Sauvignon Blanc grapes grown in the region's distinctive terroirs

​Age of the Agave plant 16 to 18 years

Philippe Collotte has been doing exactly that since 1981

Marie Thibault Touraine Premier Nez 2021 051426OFFER FINISHA decadently slow finish andMarie 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,