Claude Riffault Les Chasseignes 2023 le-blanc-sec mandarin and grapefruit rind

mandarin and grapefruit rind

with meats in sauce

I could have a glass easy

Tradition Rouge is a blend of 40% Syrah

floral tones of violet

Claude Riffault Les Chasseignes 2023 le-blanc-sec mandarin and grapefruit rindThe 2023 Les Chasseignes shows a creamy, lactic note that you won't have seen before, as there was a little malo here in 2023 for the first time. There's a cooler, greener nature, with green herbs joining ripe apple flesh and pear. It remains fresh with a fine, chalky texture but lacks a little of the usual persistence on the finish. Locations called Les Chasseignes are common in Sancerre. This local name designates caillottes soil: shallow limestone