2023 Maison Jaune Savennieres, Loire, France Bernhard Ott soil-driven finish—an old-California original built

soil-driven finish—an old-California original built to age gracefully

It undergoes the same élevage as the basic cuvée

Aged in 500-liter barrels (no new wood) for 18 months

Antonio Galloni

2023 Maison Jaune Savennieres, Loire, France Bernhard Ott soil-driven finish—an old-California original builtFrom one of Savennires most artisanal voices, Maison Jaune was founded in 2013 by Jean Claude Taddei and his wife Lorine as a tiny garagiste project on a single hectare of schist soils in Bouchemaine above the Loire. Taddei a former professor in Angers farms biodynamically and with a Fukuoka inspired minimal intervention ethos, foregoing tilling and embracing natural biodiversity in the vineyard while maintaining organic certification and ultra low