{"title":"Benoît Lalanne","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is one hillside in Anjou that makes Chenin lovers lower their voices: Montbenault, a slope of dark volcanic rock above Faye d'Anjou that collectors know from the wines of Richard Leroy. Benoît Lalanne farms vines on that same storied hill, and his Les Noëls de Montbenault and Quarts des Noëls put you on that ground for a fraction of what the famous neighbor now commands, when you can find them at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is Chenin at its most mineral and serious. The volcanic soils give the wines a smoky, flinty spine, and around it Lalanne builds texture: quince, beeswax, a bitter orange edge, acidity that runs through everything like a wire. These are not fruit bombs. They are wines that reward a real glass, a little air, and food with some richness to push against: roast poultry, aged goat cheese, anything with brown butter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuantities are painfully small and the allocations we receive tend to evaporate. If everything below shows sold out, consider this page a standing invitation: join the newsletter and you will hear first when the next vintage lands. In the meantime, explore our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/loire-valley\"\u003eLoire Valley collection\u003c\/a\u003e, and if the low intervention approach behind these wines is new to you, \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/what-is-natural-wine\"\u003eour natural wine guide\u003c\/a\u003e is the place to start.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"2022-domaine-benoit-lalanne-les-noels-de-montbenault-vin-de-france","title":"2022 Domaine Benoit Lalanne, Les Noels De Montbenault, Vin de France","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLes Noëls de Montbenault\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cstrong\u003eDomaine Benoît Lalanne\u003c\/strong\u003e is a remarkable expression of \u003cstrong\u003e100% Chenin Blanc\u003c\/strong\u003e. Cultivated on the esteemed \u003cstrong\u003eMontbenault\u003c\/strong\u003e vineyard, known for its biodynamic practices, this wine showcases the unique terroir of the Loire Valley. In its inaugural vintage, it presents a harmonious balance of ripeness and precision, characteristic of the 2022 growing season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Producer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBenoît Lalanne is a small-producer vigneron working with Chenin Blanc in the Anjou, farming one of the Loire's most prestigious terroirs: the Montbenault vineyard, whose limestone and schist soils produce wines of extraordinary mineral depth and complexity. His cuvées, including the benchmark Les Noëls de Montbenault and the more delicate Quarts des Noëls, are pure, low-intervention expressions of Anjou Chenin at its finest: textured, mineral, structured for long aging, and alive with the saline energy that defines this appellation. Produced in very small quantities with natural winemaking methods, Lalanne's bottles sit alongside the Loire's most sought-after addresses and represent some of the finest terroir-driven Chenin Blanc available today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benoît Lalanne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46494866931879,"sku":"0","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/3445\/4183\/files\/IMG_2035.heic?v=1741675519"},{"product_id":"benoit-lalanne-quarts-des-noels-2023","title":"Benoît Lalanne Quarts des Noëls 2023","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Producer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBenoît Lalanne is a small-producer vigneron working with Chenin Blanc in the Anjou, farming one of the Loire's most prestigious terroirs: the Montbenault vineyard, whose limestone and schist soils produce wines of extraordinary mineral depth and complexity. 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