2018 Domaine Francois Raveneau Les Clos, Chablis Grand Cru, France Scarecrow The Xarello for Desig grows

The Xarello for Desig grows on a limestone ridge overlooking Sant Sadurní d’Anoia which is blasted by cold winds

Fermented and aged in stainless steel for 10 months

It effects the systems of the plant in a way that influences the final complexities in the bottle

Briords is a 3-hectare lieu-dit in the cru of Château Thébaud

2018 Domaine Francois Raveneau Les Clos, Chablis Grand Cru, France Scarecrow The Xarello for Desig growsFrom the heart of the Les Clos amphitheater on Kimmeridgian limestone, this Chardonnay is hand harvested, whole cluster pressed, and fermented with native yeasts before a long, low intervention levage in seasoned oak and tank. The 2018 vintage brings ripe citrus and orchard fruit layered with oyster shell salinity, iodine, and cool chalk. The palate is concentrated yet poised, carrying fine, tactile extract, bracing acidity, and a long, mineral finish