2018 Domaine Francois Raveneau Les Clos, Chablis Grand Cru, France Scarecrow are aged and blended on

are aged and blended on the remote island

the fermentation is done with native yeast only

but there’s still a balancing acidity that won’t weigh down a meal

It effects the systems of the plant in a way that influences the final complexities in the bottle

The Xarello for Desig grows on a limestone ridge overlooking Sant Sadurní d’Anoia which is blasted by cold winds

2018 Domaine Francois Raveneau Les Clos, Chablis Grand Cru, France Scarecrow are aged and blended onFrom 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