Domaine des Marnes Blanches Maceration En Quatre Vis 2023 OLDRIOJA in the shadow of the

in the shadow of the Alps

a few miles from the cave where archaeologists found the world's oldest known winery

Dark cherry

and it punches well above its address

and a streak of stony minerality from that distinctive limestone soil

Domaine des Marnes Blanches Maceration En Quatre Vis 2023 OLDRIOJA in the shadow of theSame founding parcel, completely different wine. Marnes Blanches takes Chardonnay and Savagnin off En Quatre Vis, ferments them on their skins with whole clusters for about two weeks, then leaves the wine 22 months in large wooden foudres. The result is a skin macerated white with genuine grip tannin you can feel plus the marl driven tension the domaine is known for. It's tight on opening and rewards air, a decanter and some patience, and it can