ZoomRenard2023
Sylvain MartinezAnjou, Loire, France
About this wine
Renard 2023 is the second vintage of Sylvain Martinez's three-grape Loire red, built around the historic central-Loire Pineau d'Aunis (the peppery local grape) with Grolleau Noir and Grolleau Gris. Martinez has worked his three organic hectares in Le Thoureil (Anjou) since 2006, vinifying in the basement of the Abbey of Saint-Maur, where Chenin Blanc has been planted since 845 AD. Cellar protocol stays the same year over year: native yeasts, no additives, no added sulphur. The 2023 release sits at 11.5% alcohol, holding the cuvée's signature register: peppery lift, light tannin, a saline finish drawn from the alluvial-and-limestone Anjou substrate. A natural-wine Loire red for accounts wanting Pineau d'Aunis without the regional-rarity price premium.
Winemaking
Co-fermentation of Pineau d'Aunis, Grolleau Noir and Grolleau Gris. Native-yeast fermentation. No additives, no added sulphur. Vinified in the basement of the Abbey of Saint-Maur.