Domaine Le Briseau Patapon Blanc 2020
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| Management number | 253563414 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$14.00 | Model Number | 253563414 | ||
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Patapon Blanc is 100% Chenin Blanc sourced from multiple parcels at Domaine Le Briseau in Marçon, in the Jasnières and Coteaux-du-Loir area of northern Touraine. The estate's soils are clay and silica over a subsoil of Turonian limestone, with blocks of flint throughout. The Patapon is the domaine's most approachable white, a multi-parcel blend described by the producers themselves as fruity and free-flowing compared to the single-vineyard cuvées. It is bottled as Vin de France, a designation the domaine applies intentionally across all its wines.
In the cellar, grapes are whole-cluster pressed slowly and gently. After 24 hours of débourbage (settling), the juice ferments and ages in tank until bottling. Malolactic fermentation is allowed to run to completion and is never stopped. The wine is racked off its gross lees, given a light filtration, and receives a small addition of sulfur dioxide at bottling. No other additions are made.
The domaine was founded in 2002 by Nathalie Gaubicher and Christian Chaussard in Marçon. Vineyard work has followed organic principles since the beginning, certified by Qualité France, with a conversion to biodynamic practices underway from 2006. Christian Chaussard, a longtime president of the Association des Vins Naturels, was killed in a tractor accident in 2012. Nathalie, now Nathalie Hérédia, continues to run the estate with a local full-time vineyard employee.
Chenin Blanc from this part of the Loire tends toward ripe yellow fruit, honeysuckle, and a stony mineral edge. In the glass, Patapon Blanc shows pear, quince, and a touch of jasmine, finishing dry with the variety's characteristic grip of acidity. The 80-year-old Chenin vines on the estate contribute concentration even in the entry-level blend.
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