Nestarec Danger 380 Volts 2024 (750ml) Picpoul Blanc

Nestarec Danger 380 Volts 2024 (750ml) Picpoul BlancIts origins were truly dangerous: the first time I tried to make sparkling wine in 2012, I bottled it with too much residual sugar and my warehouse became a military zone, with bottles randomly exploding here and there. 5000 of them. It took me a bit of time to digest the fact that all this wine and work had gone down the drain, but I eventually got over it and tried again. Fast forward to spring 2017: we're tasting my second iteration with my wife

pear and verbena

the grapes are then destemmed

TASTING NOTES: This wine is complex and long-lasting on the palate

Chakana Cabernet Franc is made from 100 percent Cabernet Franc

The word "Kalkundkiesel" is a portmanteau pertaining to the soil types that the grapes come from

Cabernet Franc (3%) and Petit Verdot (2%)

The nose is intense with notes of citrus

Dai Crisp and Julia Cattrall

grainy backbone

the Champagne is taut

The first vines were planted in the region in 1886 and by 1898 vine planting commenced on the estate

The fact that the grapes are grown with respect for organic/bio-dynamic farming philosophies