PIERRE MENARD Clos des Mailles 2022 Anjou 150cl Magnum White

Grape Variety: 100% Chenin, young vines and 40-year-old vines

Terroir: Schist with phtanite bedrock, Faye d’Anjou

Vinification: Slow fermentation and long ageing in barrels and demi-muids

Tasting Notes: A vibrant, structured Chenin with fine aromatic precision and salinity. Schist tension brings length and energy.

Pierre loves poetry and stars:
"Let night fall
Let the hour chime
The days go by
I remain"
Guillaume Apollinaire

🍷 Serve at 10–12°C

Pierre Ménard is originally from Anjou and settled in Faye d'Anjou, where he expands his small vineyard a little each year. Yet before that, he travelled extensively, notably in the Douro in Portugal, in Hungary where he was marked by the experience and the terroirs, in Canada, New Zealand, and Pauillac (Château Latour)... Always asking himself a thousand questions and moving forward with great humility, he passionately works his small parcels in the evenings and on weekends, while still looking after his parents' vineyards (they are co-op members) during the week.

His plots lie on soils of great complexity and are planted with different grape varieties such as Chenin, Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon. In the vineyard: cover crops, minimal intervention, and some tilling. In his renovated farmhouse cellar: low-intervention winemaking and long ageing, just the way he likes it... Pierre Ménard is one of the rising stars of Anjou, known for his precise and elegant wines.