Les Jongleurs 2024

About the producer
Julie and Toby Bainbridge met in Kansas, where Toby, originally from the UK, was working on a harvest crew and Julie, from Oklahoma, worked at the local co-op. They settled in Anjou, in the Loire Valley, where Toby worked in the vineyards of local natural wine figures Didier Chaffardon and René Mosse before the couple founded their own domaine in 2012. Today they farm just over 8 hectares around Chavagnes-les-Eaux, mostly Grolleau with some Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc, organically and with biodynamic principles. In the cellar they keep things simple, with short macerations, neutral tanks and crown caps, for light, joyful wines made to be drunk.