Mosse VDF Blanc Overmars 2022Region: Loire Valley, France Appellation: Vin de France Color Style: Skin Contact White Wine Grapes: Chenin Blanc This wine is named after Marc Overmars, the Dutch soccer player (the Dutch wear orange jerseys, this is an orange wine). But as Joseph Mosse elaborates: It can also be interpreted in other ways, like space exploration or the pursuit of something. Am I going too far? Winemaking: Seven day maceration on the skins with daily punchdowns. Aged

in both fruit and structure

2021 was a return to the mean for an often erratic Virginia climate: with no frost damage (as in 2020) and minimal drought (as in 2019)

But as Joseph Mosse elaborates: “It can also be interpreted in other ways

The vines are between 35 and 55 years old

Rest time after harvest: eight days

This is an aristocratic Auslese of great precision

A melodic symphony of flavours creates a wine with depth and complexity while not overly sophisticated to enjoy with dinner at home

there is a broad structure with textured flavors that are plush and full but with grace and elegance interwoven

polished tannins

Friedrich Becker - A prerequisite for this are the best

woodsy notes

Appellation:  Nahe