1998 Moulin Touchais, Coteaux du Layon Site_Les Suchots planted to 70% Listán Negro

planted to 70% Listán Negro and 30% a mix of Tintilla

plush tannins

The final result is a wine of intense concentration and persistent mineral grip

solar conditions but managed to avoid overwrought flavors and ABV levels are a point to a half a point lower than they were in ’17 and ’18

a terroir that dictates the wine’s hallmark verticality and mid-palate density

1998 Moulin Touchais, Coteaux du Layon Site_Les Suchots planted to 70% Listán NegroFounded in 1787 in the village of Dou la Fontaine, Moulin Touchais has been managed by eight generations of the Touchais family and maintains a long standing practice of holding wines in their deep underground cellars for at least a decade before release. This wine is made from Chenin Blanc grapes grown in the clay and schist soils of the Upper Layon, where the harvest is split into multiple passes to balance high natural acidity with concentrated