Topette, Chardonnay, France, 750mL Finger Lakes a ripening cycle

a ripening cycle

briny minerality

Have you ever smelled the fuzzy green hull of a black walnut that’s just dropped off the tree

with wet stones and clay-rich soil

WINE TASTING NOTES:

Topette, Chardonnay, France, 750mL Finger Lakes a ripening cycleThis Chardonnay hails from the Touraine region of the Val de Loire, where the grapes are grown on clay, limestone and flinty soils. The vines average 10 years of age and are cultivated using sustainable farming practices. The grapes undergo direct pressing, and the juice is fermented in stainless steel tanks. The wine is then aged for 4 months on the fine lees in steel tanks before being lightly filtered and bottled. Pale yellow in color with greenish