Claire And Florent Bejon Pain Perdu 2023 750ml

Pain Perdu is the lieu-dit name this parcel but is also that of a delicious dessert known in America as... FRENCH TOAST!

This is the Bejon's largest lieu-dit and the only one where they have neighbors. Located on the right bank of the Vienne,1.5 hectares of 40 year old Cabernet Franc vines are planted in the commune of Beaumont en Veron on yellow clay and aeolian sands.

This entry-level wine, first released in 2020, represents 50% of total production.

“The hands on the label represent the idea that all you are getting is one grape from one terroir and the hands that interacted with it. That's it.”

The grapes macerate whole-cluster, saturated with carbonic gas in 50hl tanks for long periods of infusion: three weeks to three months depending on the desired tannic structure. Elevage then occurs tank, old barrels and, as of 2020, grès amphoras.

Each parcel ages roughly 50/50 in wood and grès but that may change with time and experience. This entry level wine is released the spring after it is harvested.

No SO2 is added at any point.

-Louis/Dressner Selections