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Pattes Loup (Thomas Pico) Chablis Vent d'Ange Mise Tardif 2022

$7999
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Thomas Pico farms his Chardonnay around Courgis entirely by hand under organic certification, then holds this late release back in the cellar for extra years on the lees. Golden yellow in the glass, it gives off dried lemon peel, yellow apples, beeswax, and damp chalk. The mouthfeel is broad, concentrated, and intensely savory, kept upright by sharp maritime acidity that belongs next to fresh oysters, lobster, or aged Comté cheese.

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More about Pattes Loup (Thomas Pico)

The natural wines of France first emerged in Beaujolais and the Loire and then quickly spread to the country’s south, where regular sunshine makes organic viticulture rather easy to pull off. For a long time, the movement ignored the more northerly climes, where organic work was deemed just too difficult.

Now we have a few heroes that work organically and naturally even in extreme Chablis. Our favorite is Thomas Pico, who makes a range of wines that he calls Pattes Loup.

The contrast between what he does and what his neighbors do is perhaps more striking than anywhere else in France, other than Champagne. It’s not just that he employs organic farming. For example, almost everyone in Chablis harvests by machine. Thomas harvests by hand. He also sorts the grapes by hand. Of course, there is a natural fermentation with indigenous yeasts, and minimal use of sulphites. Sure, we write about producers who do this stuff all the time, but it remains incredibly rare in Chablis.

Some people criticize natural wines for tasting a bit too much alike each other, and not enough of grape or terroir. Pico’s wines are exactly the opposite. Take the flavors of Chablis and then ramp them up and you get Pico’s wines. There is just no mistaking them for something else. Old selection massale (i.e., non-clone) vines definitely help, as does pure and precise winemaking.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chardonnay

  • Vintage

    2022

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Natural

  • Style

    Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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