Tâcherons Vin de France Haute Vallée Chardonnay, 2022, 750ml
$18
Description
Organic. 100% Chardonnay from Limoux in southwestern France, where the climate is significantly cooler than many of the other surrounding appellations, as it’s at 350msl of elevation, on clay-limestone soils. These parcels of Chardonnay at the Tâcherons estate are up to fifty years of age. All of the fruit is hand-harvested, then gravity-fed into stainless steel. Cold settling of the juice at 10°C is done, without enzymes. Inoculation is done for fermentation in stainless steel tanks at around 14°C. Aged for roughly eight months on fine lees, filtered, and sulfured before bottling. Medium weight with nice freshness, no sense of heft or broadness here.