a friendly summer and food friendly wine

framed by citrus zest

Built on an immense legacy and good-old-fashioned hard work

today run by Laurent Benoist and his wife Estelle in the tiny village of Saint-Julien de Chédon which is 3 miles from Chenonceaux in the Touraine region of the Loire Valley

Aged in neutral oak barrels

Botanica Wines Flower Girl Albariño, 2025 retail items a friendly summer and foodSummer peach, ripe pear, magnolia. Palate is vibrant with a juicy core of stone fruit structured by white & pink grapefruit citrus notes with some stony minerality. Made by Ginny Povall of Botanica Wines at Protea Heights, a farm on the outskirts of Stellenbosch known for their cultivation of the national flower, the Protea. In 2009, Ginny expanded beyond flowers, and began producing incredibly compelling wines from very special, but often overlooked,