Babass 'Groll n Roll' 2023

100% Grolleau from Anjou, Loire Valley.

Sebastien Dervieux of 'Babass' is perhaps one of the Anjou's most beloved artisanal winemakers, farming just over three hectares of old vines of local Loire Valley varieties. He's a former musician - hence the rock'n'roll pun - but his earnest, fresh, un-messed-with wines communicate a vigneron very much in tune with his vineyards and ferments. Grolleau is a funny and less common red variety in the central Loire; it can be quite funky, earthen, and almost unwieldly if you're not nice to it. In Babass' hands, the grape is rendered lightly earthen, but with a deeply pleasurable and pure cherry-red fruit and tons of acidity. Groll'n'Roll is maybe our favorite iteration of the grape from the whole region!