Pierre Menard Anjou Cabernet Franc Orion Alpha 2023 EARHARDT From a sixteenth-century estate surrounded

From a sixteenth-century estate surrounded by ancient oak and chestnut trees

on its own or in a kir with Burgundy crème de cassis

and pepper notes characteristic of Agave Espadin

and white florals

mineral-driven energy through a long

Pierre Menard Anjou Cabernet Franc Orion Alpha 2023 EARHARDT From a sixteenth-century estate surroundedPierre Menard is one of Anjou's most thoughtful young naturalists, farming his small parcels of Cabernet Franc and Chenin with a light hand and bottling without compromise. Orion Alpha is one of his Cabernet Franc cuves gently extracted, low in sulfur, and built around lift rather than weight. A great example of how Anjou Cabernet Franc can be both serious and ridiculously easy to drink.