La Folle Berthe "Folles Bulles" NV Pineau d'Aunis Vin de France
La Folle Berthe "Folles Bulles" NV Pineau d'Aunis Vin de France
750ml bottle
LOCATION: FRANCE, LOIRE, SAUMUR
WINEMAKER: DAVID FOUBERT
GRAPES: PINEAU D’AUNIS
SOIL: TUFFEAU
WINEMAKING: SOFTLY PRESSED GRAPES TO PRODUCE A GENTLY PINK JUICE; PÉTILLANT NATUREL
FROM US AT M&L: ‘FOLLES BULLES’ IS A BOUQUET OF TARRAGON, SAGE, ROSEHIP, RIPE STRAWBERRIES… HERBS, FLOWERS, AND DEWY RED FRUIT.
David Foubert, formerly a Paris journalist, moved to Saumur to study winemaking under Aymeric and Melanie, of Domaine Mélaric. He farms a mix of parcels leased from the recently retired Philippe Gourdon. The vineyards have been farmed biodynamically since 1998. The local Tuffeau (fossil-rich limestone) characterises the wines with a clay topsoil and Tuffeau underneath. In total he has 4 hectares of which he practices organic with some biodynamic principles.