Bodet-Herold Crémant de Loire Aerlinn Rosé Brut Nature NV
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100 % organically farmed Grolleau Gris from the yellow Cretaceous limestone terroir of Durtal in the northeast of Anjou, about an hour north of Montreuil-Bellay. Hand-picked, crushed and macerated overnight before a gentle pressing. Wild-yeast fermented in stainless steel tanks then bottled towards the end of ferment, to finish fermentation in bottle in the méthode ancestral.
In a departure from usual méthode ancestral practice, the wine was disgorged (with zero dosage) in December 2024 to emphasise the finesse and clarity synonymous with the house style.
'Ærlinn is a reference to the first name of our daughter, born in the 2021 vintage. Ærlinn means “song of the sea”. My grandfather often tells me that every vintage is a new child. We strive to raise our wine like our child in the same direction. It is a wine that we imagined for her.' Etienne Bodet.
Etienne Bodet is the 5th generation of his family working on the beautiful Jurassic limestone terroirs they own in Montreuil-Bellay in Saumur where they have been producing both sparkling and still wines for more than a century. An accomplished oenologist in his own right Etienne has worked with an amazing roll call of producers before striking out on his own in 2020.
His family are not only wine growers for the well known Chateau de la Durandière label of still wines, his aunt also runs Louis de Grenelle, Saumur's largest independent sparkling producer. His god-father is none other than Romain Guiberteau, with whom he has worked recently as well. And to top it off, he has been on the winemaking team at the legendary Clos Rougeard since 2021.