From a single hectare of Cabernet Franc split over two parcels in the village of Lerné, on the left bank of the Vienne between Chinon and Saumur. The vineyards face directly south and the soils are a complex mix of clay, limestone and silex. The grapes spent two months as whole bunches in cuve, before being pressed off to old casks for a year of élevage. Reflecting the vintage, this is a little darker and deeper than usual, plush with tannin, dusted with spice and the unmistakable imprint of flint.