2018 Domaine Francois Raveneau Les Clos, Chablis Grand Cru, France Scarecrow The Xarello for Desig grows

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

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

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

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

Fermented and aged in stainless steel for 10 months

2018 Domaine Francois Raveneau Les Clos, Chablis Grand Cru, France Scarecrow The Xarello for Desig growsFrom 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