Kevin et Karine Lauverjat Menetou-Salon 2023 26REASONABLE Luis Pato has spent his

Luis Pato has spent his career arguing that this is a farming problem

white flowers and yellow orchard fruit

soft-ripened cheeses

5% alcohol ensures uncomplicated drinking pleasure—a wine built for social occasions and South Tyrolean cured meats

A blend of base vintage wine and solera reserve wine going back to 2011

Kevin et Karine Lauverjat Menetou-Salon 2023 26REASONABLE Luis Pato has spent hisThe Lauverjat family has been farming in Sancerre for generations, but mother and son team Karine and Kevin own vines just over the hill in Menetou Salon: same Kimmeridgian limestone, none of the price creep. They bring the accumulated Sancerre know how with them, farming sustainably, skipping herbicides and pesticides, even treating the vines with seaweed. The fruit comes from 26 to 30 year old vines and ferments in stainless steel to keep everything