Timothée Delalle "Le Moulin Doré" 2022

Typical Chenin Blanc for Loire Valley. Tropical and balanced. Hand-picked grapes sorted on a table and transported in bins. The press is filled by gravity. Spontaneous fermentation takes place in barrels with natural yeast. The wine is aged on lees for ten months. Organic, vegan.

Timothée Delalle is a new producer in the Loire Valley. He trained for years in Geneva, Switzerland as well as under the late Loire winemaker, Jacky Blot of Tailles Aux Loups and Domaine de la Butte. Home is a vineyard just west of the city of Tours and Vouvray in the Loire Valley. He makes just 8000 bottles of wine a year and they quickly sell out. He makes excellent examples of the standard varieties grown in the Loire. One of the most talked about winemakers in France at the moment, we clearly have much to expect still from Delalle.