2022 Arbois Chardonnay Les Follasses

The Les Follasses vineyard is planted in two different directions. Michel refers to them as Les Follasses A and Les Follasses B. Sometimes he makes one wine and sometimes he keeps them separate. The lot number is the clue. Follasses A, which is white marl, runs from west to east. Les Follasses B runs at right angles to the other vines, from north to south and has much more red marl mixed with white marl. This wine is from Follasses B. The vines in Les Follasses are just over 45 years old. Th...Read More...

The Les Follasses vineyard is planted in two different directions. Michel refers to them as Les Follasses A and Les Follasses B. Sometimes he makes one wine and sometimes he keeps them separate. The lot number is the clue. Follasses A, which is white marl, runs from west to east. Les Follasses B runs at right angles to the other vines, from north to south and has much more red marl mixed with white marl. This wine is from Follasses B. The vines in Les Follasses are just over 45 years old. The wine is all about mineral salinity, which is a little more intense when it comes from Follasses B. It is topped up during its aging. - Sue Dyson and Roger McShane, Importers.

 

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