La Porte Saint Jean, La Berlée 2023 Chardonnay Alícia kindly gifted me a

Alícia kindly gifted me a bottle of this in the madness of the Loire Salons

The maceration lends texture

and you’ll fall head over heels

Rossodatavola

Seriously coveted bottling from one of the new up and comers in the Jura

La Porte Saint Jean, La Berlée 2023 Chardonnay Alícia kindly gifted me aPlace: 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