La Colline aux Fossiles - Chardonnay 2024
Price: $19.99
| Producer | La Colline aux Fossiles |
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Roussillon |
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| Varietal | Chardonnay |
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| Vintage | 2024 |
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| Sku | 18327 |
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| Size | 750ml |
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Roussillon is a wild region sitting just north of the Pyrenees Mountains bordering Spain. With its proximity to the Mediterranean Sea, undulating hills, towering mountains, shaded valleys and rocky exposures, there is a kaleidoscope of soils and microclimates to play with. In short, with some attention to detail, you can find the PERFECT place to grow just about any grape. With Chardonnay, since it can be grown almost anywhere, you grow it in the perfect place and make the most PERFECT wine!
The vineyard for this wine is located inland along the Têt River valley. At thirty years of age, the vines have reached full maturity, resulting in fruit offering complex and intricate flavors. But it’s the soil that makes the difference here – a unique blend of deep, red clay with abundant limestone. When we think of limestone, we turn towards Burgundy, particularly Chablis, where the soil imparts intense minerality. Clay, like we find in Napa Valley, provides weight, structure and intensity. Put them together, like we have here, and the resulting wine is… well… delicious!
Ripe, exotic fruit, married with just 30% oak barrel aging for some texture, all balanced by vibrant acidity and a pronounced minerality. Truly, it left Rich grasping for comparisons. A love child between Chablis, Macon, Chassagne-Montrachet and, for international intrigue, Napa Valley?
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