Vincent Bergeron Certains l'aiment Sec 2021

Vincent Bergeron Certains l'aiment Sec 2021

Vincent Bergeron
$40.00

Grape: Chenin
Vintage: 2021
Type: Sparkling

Excellent, appealing and unexpected. This is the type of wine we want to be known for. A sparkling Chenin Blanc from the Loire, made in tiny amounts that blows people’s mind. The deliciousness of this wine is unparalleled, drink it to celebrate but really, it’s for when you need a Tuesday to be that much better.

Vincent Bergeron is a winemaker based in Montlouis-sur-Loire who also holds degrees in art history and literature. He manages a tiny, 2.6-hectare biodynamic estate and is part of a fiercely independent, exciting community of young vignerons who are pushing the boundaries of what Chenin Blanc can do.

Delicate bubbles, bone dry, complex and textural. This is a perfect example of how broad Chenin can play. Aromas of citrus, flowers, cheese and some appealing minerality. The wine is crisp and alluring, with lovely acidity and notes of pear, apple and a bit of minerality. The finish is tense, and stony, with a beautiful saline snap that demands you take another sip immediately. 

The wine undergoes full malolactic fermentation and is aged for about 18 months. It is bottled with absolutely zero fining, zero filtration, and no dosage. It is an incredibly raw, pure, and naked expression of Chenin.

Vincent was born in 1978 with degrees in Art History, Literature and Agriculture. Based in Montlouis. 

His wines speak for themselves, and gently, as do his organic and biodynamic vineyards that are teeming with life. 

Vintage is important with Vincent’s wines. With his concession to nature and commitment to honor the season, sans maquillage, ni compromise, he sets his wines on a direct course, showcasing each season’s gifts and its challenges, allowing his wines to freely express the mark of their birth year. Warm vintages (2020) taste of a season’s richer fruits and softer palate while still being delicate and complex. Cold years (2021) are brighter, fresher, more tense.

Bergeron employs a traditional method for making this sparkling wine, known as méthode ancestrale. This involves bottling the wine before the first fermentation is complete, allowing the natural carbon dioxide to create the bubbles. The wine is then aged for several months in stainless steel tanks or barrels.

Spontaneous fermentation takes place in fiberglass vats. Following malolactic fermentation, the wines are hit with their first sulfite addition of 20mg/L for its eighteen-month bottle aging. No fining, no filtration, no dosage.