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Benoit is a Meunier specialist, working his family's vineyards on the western edge of the Vallée de la Marne. Starting in 2011, he started bottling wines under his own name from a single parcel called La Rue des Noyers -- 100% Pinot Meunier, farmed biodynamically, and ploughed mostly by horse. In 2015, he started blending some of this PM with Pinot Noir from a nearby plot, and calls it Initiation.
What importer Polaner Selections has to say about this wine...
VintageNVBottle Sizes750 MLCountryPortugalRegionMadeiraAppellationMadeiraWine TypeMadeiraVarietalsBlendVarietal Notes80% Tinta Negra, 20% SercialVineyardSourced from prime vineyards in São Vicente and Câmaro de Lobos. The Dry is Tinta Negra with ~20% Sercial from Jardim da Serra added.VinificationThe grapes ferment in stainless steel to the desired sweetness before being fortified with wine-derived neutral spirits. Aged for 5+ years in old French casks in a warehouse with stable year-round temperatures.Production200-350 cases produced a year.
Details
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Grape Variety
Pinot Meunier , Pinot Noir
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Vintage
NV
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Size
750ml
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Farming Practice
Sustainable
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Style
Crisp , Elegant
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Sweetness
Dry
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Body
Light Bodied
Champagne
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