French Claret 2023 Region|Bordeaux

French Claret 2023 Region|BordeauxA light footed new counterpart to Mikal's crowd pleasing French Clara, and much like that wine, it is incredibly easy get on with perfect fare for the table or a bottle to open when nothing too demanding is required. It's from a young vineyard, certainly one to watch as it grows in age for is made from massale selection vines that originate from the fabled Clos Roche Blanche, once the home of Nolla Morantin, now in the hands of Laurent Saillard and

crystalline and lifted

a grape capable of making highly structured white wine

Albert’s “Tot” wines are from a single day of harvest

Mousse-y and soft

and an ideal steak frites wine

Separately

wet ripening season

the grapes at the bottom of the tank being crushed under the weight of those at the top

the vines planted in the lieu-dit of Vouette

Needless to say

the grapes are lightly crushed before being poured into 2000l terracotta qvevri which buried are in the floor of the cellar- skins

Immediately