Didier Michaud 'Planquette' VdF 2020

Didier Michaud 'Planquette' VdF 2020Didier Michaud works 1. 7 hectares in the Medoc with 30 to 100 year old vines on limestone with thin soils of clay with sand and stones. He has old vines of Merlot Queue Rouge and massale selection Cabernet Sauvignon, farmed organically with just a little compost and shallow plowing. Vinification with wild yeasts, no extraction and no added sulfur (total SO2 less than 2 mg L). This is one of the most "natural" and deliciously old fashioned wines of

supple style with dark red and black fruits

While tasting this wine I learned the story of the barrel on the label

he was a high-school dropout who had just been working harvests at Tue-Boeuf

the fruit and tannins firm up to become more like Nebbiolo

vanilla bean

It spends one year in barrel but then is held back until they feel it's ready for release

The palate is lush

with just 15

Truly one of my favorite Cab Francs yet

roast it over foraged tinder with herbs and fresh pomegranate until juicy

France at the foot of the Bauges Massif

but the spicy