La Porte Saint Jean, La Berlée 2023 Chardonnay this is pink Champagne par

this is pink Champagne par excellence

Rossodatavola

Another small plot of 40-year-old vines grown on spilite

but here you go

and dried herbs

La Porte Saint Jean, La Berlée 2023 Chardonnay this is pink Champagne parPlace: Loire, France Grape: Chenin Blanc Vibe: Classic, Racy 70 to 110 year old Chenin vines grown on a conglomerate of Jurassic limestone. A mix of barrels. Some new some have been used, including Haut Brion and Clos Rougeard cast offs. 24 months of elevage before release. Flinty and reductive on opening, but things unravel quickly into a yellow fruited, lanolin laced Chenin. These age like a dream, but with each release Sylvain seems to be making