Le Quart des Noëls is where Pierre Menard's story begins. These century-old gobelet-trained Chenin vines grow on a south-facing slope of sandstone schist and quartz above the Layon in Faye d'Anjou — vines so old their massal genetics read as a living archive. Fermented and aged in demi-muids and older barrels, the 2024 is bone dry, taut, and quietly luminous — citrus pith, wet stone, candied pear and salinity mingle, super focused and long. with wonderful structure. A dense and delicious wine. Biodynamic farming.