Noëlla Morantin 'Stella Maris' Sauvignon Blanc 2022
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Press 4 White • March 2024 Direct Press Selection
I f&*%ing love Noëlla Morantin. Her wines have a very special place in my heart, as when I was first starting to work with natural wine she was beginning to rent 8.5 hectares from the vineyards that got me into this whole in the first place, Clos Roche Blanche. Though she no longer makes wine from the CRB vineyards, her wines will always have a home with me, as they are vibrant, soulful and utterly delicious.
Stella Maris is Noëlla's everyday drinking Sauvignon, made from grapes purchased from another Loire Valley legend Mikael Bouges. The grapes are gently pressed directly into fiberglass lined vats where the juice ferments and ages on its lees. Bottled unfiltered after about 10 months, and given a Vin de France labeling because she doesn't have time for the politics of the Appellation control board. The 2022 is a bright and cheerful expression of Sauvignon Blanc with white flowers, stony minerals, and a touch of honeysuckle. It has twice the soul of your typical Sancerre for far less money. Kirk Sutherland & Jonathan Kemp
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