His wines are spectacularly etched jewels, short on pretension and confection, and long on harmonious depth and purity. What�s most incredible about Arnaud is his ability to churn out such quality with nearly twenty different cuvees rendered from more than forty hectares of vineyards; although this is a lot, all of his wines seem like they�ve come from a domaine with no more than five hectares.

100% Chenin Blanc from 60-year-old vines on clay, silt and chalky limestone soils in St.-Cyr-en-Bourg. Whole cluster pressed. Indigenous yeast fermentation. Aged for 1 year in barrel, half in small oak half in large. No sulfites during vinification. Sulfur at bottling.