Geoffrey de Noüel, Côt (Malbec) "Brigand" Touraine AOC, France 2021

100% Malbec

The name Brigand Cot and the label design references that this was an "unexpected" wine to come from this region.

Organic. 1/3 whole cluster. Maceration of 2 weeks. Fermentation is in fiber glass with natural yeasts. The wine ages for 6 months in fiber glass tanks. No filtration, no fining.

Geoffrey de Noüel is a young vigneron on the rise in Chinon, an AOC located in central Loire, where some of the greatest Cabernet Franc is being produced. All of Geoffrey's vineyards are certified organic, and his goal is to work as hands off as possible to produce transparent wines that showcase the varied soils of the area.