2018 Le Facteur Extra Brut Methode Champenoise
Vouvray, France
Racey, charming sparkling Chenin Blanc from Vouvray made in a Champagne style at an everyday price.
$37.00
Out of Stock
About The Wine
Le Facteur (French for Postman) is the wing of his label that focuses on natural wines, or minimal intervention at the very least. He farms his land in a traditional way, using no herbicides or pesticides and, remarkable, still tilling the vineyard with the help of his horse.
This is a dry, racy sparkling made from gorgeous Chenin Blanc fruit.
It's a delicious option for a drink-now style of lo-fi fizz!
About Le Facteur
Le Facteur or ‘The Postman’, is the partnership between Mathieu Cosme, an established biodynamic Loire producer working under the moniker 'Domaine de Beaumont' who has already gained a strong following in his own right, and his once-importer Fabien Brutout.
Historically, it was common for the postman, a usually well-liked member of the community, to ride on his bike from house to house and from farm to farm delivering mail, often invited in for a drink at each house. By the end of his mail run he would be so drunk that some of the parcels never got delivered to the fortunate few still waiting on their mail. Le Facteur was born.
Fabien first joined Mathieu back in 2008 to help in the vineyards and after the two quickly become fond of one another the duo decided to start Le Facteur, a pursuit for making unadulterated Pet-Nat from Vouvray and following their passion for hands-off winemaking.
Based in Vouvray the two nowadays manage 10 hectares of Chenin much of which is at least 90 years old and managed biodynamically. Picking is all done by hand, wines are fermented with indigenous yeast along with zero additions bar minimal sulphur inputs at bottling for some of the wines.
Vouvray, France
From The Producer
What is on face-value a light-hearted nostalgic tale from the olden days actually provided for us a pretty relevant analogy as to what attracts as so much to Mathieu and Fabiens' wines. These wines harness the classic and elegant power that Vouvray is so famed for providing to Chenin Blanc's but are married in with the idea that wine should be a playful and jovial pursuit, made to be relatable and drunk with pleasure.
This Vouvray Extra Brut sparkling is half fermented in a mix of old barrels & stainless steel and then finishes second fermentation in bottle. A pied de cuvee and grape must is added for the secondary fermentation and then it sits in bottle sure lie for 22 months. Once disgorged it is bottled unfiltered and with about 30mg of sulfur. Delightful sparkling Chenin with a beautiful oxidative element.
Blend : Chenin Blanc (100%)
ABV : 12.5%
Closure : Cork
Drink Until : 2025
Bottle Size : 750ml
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