Leon Barral: “I met one person who changed everything for me. His name was Pierre Martin. He came into my cellar, about 25 years ago, and when he tasted the wine, he could tell immediately if the wine was artificially yeasted, if it had sulphur added, the maturity in degrees of alcohol — everything. Because me, at the beginning, I didn’t know if the wine had sulphur added. Now, I know. It was his visit that changed everything for me.”
“Who the hell was this guy?! Was this guy a winemaker? “No! He was a concrete engineer! He was a passionate lover of classical music as well, and painting. And his fantasy was to be locked in a cellar in the Loire with his wife, and to die while drinking Philippe Foreau’s Goutte d’Or”
Full article at Gargantuan Wine – Well worth 10 mins.
