Jo Landron - NV ‘Atmospheres’ Sparkling White (Folle Blanche, Pinot Noir) - Loire Valley, France and then aged in concrete

and then aged in concrete tanks for a fresh expression from this family-owned winery

If this wine sounds familiar

these far Northern Pinot Noirs have shed their rusticity

possibly Midwestern-induced price point that cannot be denied

The Hendry Ranch has had vines cultivating just West of the city of Napa since 1859 and until their first vintage in 1992 they sold all their grapes to wineries such as Mondavi and Opus One

Jo Landron - NV ‘Atmospheres’ Sparkling White (Folle Blanche, Pinot Noir) - Loire Valley, France and then aged in concreteJo Landron was one of the pioneers of the biodynamic agricultural movement in the Loire Valley. Biodynamics is like organic plus with no chemicals used at any part of the growing and bottling process, excepting a little sulfur, and the extensive use of cover crops, composting, beneficial insects and coordinating all actions with moon cycles. A high percentage of the worlds most sought after wines are grown biodynamically, whether advertised or not,