Domaine Ratte, Chardonnay 'Grand Curoulet' 2023 Richer This wine is the result

This wine is the result of CG's experiments to see which variety is best suited to extended skin contact

Needs some air or plenty of time

and as with all the wines from Domaine Ratte

who was a professor at the University of Dijon

Things are dialed up just a touch here

Domaine Ratte, Chardonnay 'Grand Curoulet' 2023 Richer This wine is the resultPlace: Jura, France Grape: Chardonnay Vibe: Ultra Pure Fruit from a small plot of biodynamically farmed old vines. The Grand Curoulet slope is largely fossil rich, limestone based soils. A fact that becomes extremely evident in the glass. Smoky and reduced at first, things open up with air, showing a nose full of brine and sea spray, fresh cut grass and orchard fruits. In the mouth this is something. Extract and acidity combine. Stunning. Lip