Domaine François Chidaine Vin de France (Vouvray) Les Argiles 2023 white-wine The palate is fresh and

The palate is fresh and pure with lemon and tropical fruit flavours framed by soft mineral acidity before an impressively long

Yeringberg Chardonnay 2023 is a refined cool-climate Chardonnay from the Yarra Valley

compelling firmness and tremendous depth of red fruit flavour

Intensely aromatic with crushed dark berries and cherries as well as all kinds of spice

Domaine François Chidaine Vin de France (Vouvray) Les Argiles 2023 white-wine The palate is fresh andAs always, this sublime bottling is drawn from a series of clay rich Vouvray sites (argiles=clay) that surround the Clos Baudoin. These include l'Espagnole, la Chatterie, l'Homme and la Reugnires, and le Haut Lieu (the same site of Huet fame). Set away from the river, these sites are mostly populated by 40 year old bush vines, grown on deep, chalky clay over a subsoil of limestone. The fruit is hand harvested with multiple passes through the vineyards