2018 Domaine Francois Raveneau Les Clos, Chablis Grand Cru, France Scarecrow Fermented and aged in stainless

Fermented and aged in stainless steel for 10 months

the fermentation is done with native yeast only

Briords is a 3-hectare lieu-dit in the cru of Château Thébaud

so my responsibility for the 2019s was only in terms of harvesting

they decided to once again break the rules and experiment with a small plantation of the historically accepted variety of Trousseau

2018 Domaine Francois Raveneau Les Clos, Chablis Grand Cru, France Scarecrow Fermented and aged in stainlessFrom the heart of the Les Clos amphitheater on Kimmeridgian limestone, this Chardonnay is hand harvested, whole cluster pressed, and fermented with native yeasts before a long, low intervention levage in seasoned oak and tank. The 2018 vintage brings ripe citrus and orchard fruit layered with oyster shell salinity, iodine, and cool chalk. The palate is concentrated yet poised, carrying fine, tactile extract, bracing acidity, and a long, mineral finish