Domaine Viret Vin de France Blanc 'La Coudee D'or' 2023

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Domaine Viret Vin de France Blanc 'La Coudee D'or' 2023La Coude dOr combines a panoply of better and lesser known white Rhne varieties such as Clairette, Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, Marsanne, Viognier, and various ancient obscurities (Viret has over 100 varieties planted on the property). Grapes begin fermentation on their skins and are pulled off after a few days and pressed, and the wine ages for two years in well used oak barrels. With its luscious, pulpy, lip smackingly salty fruit, and

20% Vespolina

Sauvignon and Garganega

comprises 55- to 85-year-old Palomino Fino from the 2021 vintage (corresponding to the Roman numerals in the wine’s name) planted in the albariza soils of the esteemed Miraflores la Baja vineyard in Sanlúcar de Barrameda

and Ton and his team harvest minute quantities of grapes each vintage from these low-yielding long-branched vines

With less than a gram per liter of residual sugar

As Pierre is wont to quip

this wine is always a true expression of the kimmeridgian soils that make Chablis so distinctive

This combination of unique variety and incredible terroir make for a completely singular experience

This dominance of Cabernet Franc

Much darker in its fruit and more somber in its carriage than the lighthearted Rosso “Concrete” above

bottling it without filtration

totaling just over a half-hectare

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