Chartogne-Taillet Cuvée Les Orizeaux 2020 (Disg. Apr 2025) giovanna-tantini mineral dry wines

mineral dry wines

woodiness and smoke

before bottling in spring

and… manual harvest

low-yielding site–just how the Lethbridge team likes it

Chartogne-Taillet Cuvée Les Orizeaux 2020 (Disg. Apr 2025) giovanna-tantini mineral dry winesThis deep soil vine needs many years to transfer the valuable salts from the subsoil to the grapes. The grape variety can then take over, without adding complexity. Each year, Les Orizeaux is matured in old oak barrels, from 2 to 9 wines, of Burgundy origin. No lees stirring is necessary, as the structure of the wine does not accept any additional heaviness. Les Orizeaux is a wine that can be appreciated in many ways. Aged in vats without air contact,