Domaine de la Touraize Arbois Chardonnay 'Les Voisines' 2021

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Domaine de la Touraize Arbois Chardonnay 'Les Voisines' 2021Les Voisines (the neighbors) comes from 2. 35 hectares of Chardonnay spread among four parcels in Arbois: Curoulet, En Flandre, Les Corves, and La Platire, with soils ranging from gravelly marl to calcareous marl to blue marl. The fruit is pressed whole cluster, undergoing alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in well used barrels of varying sizes, where the wine spends 18 months on the fine lees and is bottled without fining or filtration, and with

The terroir of the domaine shines through in this wine

so seamlessly integrated are its elements

While Château d’Yquem was sold to LVMH in the late 1990s

Produced solely from the Fumin grape

This is the principal white cuvée of the domaine

It is not produced every year and

it’s firm yet harmonious

with 40% Carignan and 20% Syrah as well

this spends a year on its fine lees in large

The élevage is principally in stainless steel but a small percentage is left to age in older barrels

The “Cuvée des Félix” is a more tannic and reserved wine than the “Tradition

To make this wine three criteria must be met: the grape skins must be intensely yellow turning towards gold