Philippe Tessier 2023 Blanc Cheverny

750ml bottle

12% abv

A delicate and fresh nose and palate dominated by apple blossom, slight herbal undertones, and white flowers, with a stemmy finish.

Coming from younger vines (less than 20 years of age), Tessier's Cheverny blanc is a blend of 80% Sauvignon, 15% Chardonnay and 5% de Orbois, spontaneously fermented in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts. Organically farmed on a mixture of sand and clay soils. Aged six months, primarily in tank with some neutral barrels. Unfiltered and unfined prior to being bottled. 

Since 1981 Philippe Tessier has been quietly producing beautifully transparent wines from the 23 hectare domaine that his father founded in the early 1960's in the heart of Cheverny.

The Tessiers have always farmed with the goal of a harmonious relationship with nature, and they've been organically certified for several decades. In the cellar they never added anything other than sulphur in small amounts where and when necessary. They use neutral barrels and do just what is needed to make what the vineyard offers.

So why are they not on the front pages of every social media account devoted to natural wine? Because they are stylistically quiet, understated, and clean. They are clear, precise reflections of terroir, not funky, animalistic standouts.

But if you look closely you'll find them on many of the hippest Parisian wine bar lists or sprinkled among their louder brethren on the chalkboards of natural wine focused cafés from Brooklyn to the Mission. And, if you have a Loire Valley wine lover around, Tessier is a must have.