Chateau de Bonnezeaux Inter-Val Vin de Franc Chenin Blend of Vielles Vignes 2020 and Prieur des Noues 2021

Chateau de Bonnezeaux owns a history reaching back to the early 19th century, part of Guyonne Saclier de la Bâtie's ancestral history. For decades the vineyard property was leased out and eventually abandoned, until Guyonne was installed as winemaker in 2012. By 2016, she'd released her first vintage from replanted vineyards, four hectares of organic, goblet-trained Chenin Blanc. With balanced tropical notes minerality, this is a food-friendly and refreshing Loire white to bring to BYO sushi or pour with crunch salads at home. The inaugural Inter Val NV is made up of the Vieilles Vignes 2020 cuvée aged two years in barrel, and their newer Prieur des Noues plot from 2021 aged one year.