Domaine de la Petite Soeur Kumu Grolleau Gris 2019
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| Management number | 253563219 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$14.00 | Model Number | 253563219 | ||
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Kumu is a skin-contact wine made from 100% Grolleau Gris grown on schist soils in and around Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné, a village in the Layon valley of Anjou Noir. The 2019 vintage was produced under difficult conditions: a late frost wiped out roughly 50% of Adrien de Mello's crop, making this a very small-production release. The wine is labeled Vin de France, as the skin-contact style falls outside the local AOC framework.
Grolleau Gris is a rare gray-skinned mutation of Grolleau Noir, native to the Loire and grown primarily in Anjou and Touraine. The variety produces wines with moderate acidity, low alcohol, and aromas leaning toward stone fruit and citrus. With skin maceration, the grape develops additional texture and a faint amber-copper hue. Vines at the domaine average 40 to 50 years of age.
In the cellar, Adrien works without additions of any kind: no added sulfites, no fining, no filtration. Fermentation is spontaneous with native yeasts. The wines are vinified and aged in the historic cuverie at Château de la Genaiserie, on the outskirts of the village. Expect a hazy, sunset-toned wine with orchard fruit aromatics, a gently grippy texture, and the mineral edge characteristic of Anjou Noir schist.
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