Roc Breïa Chardonnay 2023 folle-blanche but without the overt scaffold

but without the overt scaffold of charry oak in many a Kiwi pinot noir

Bright light crimson in colour

we used it mainly as a blending addition for Shiraz

It’s a confident and complex wine balanced with detail and persistence

These vines are best known as the source for the domaine’s pioneering Rosé de Saignée

Roc Breïa Chardonnay 2023 folle-blanche but without the overt scaffoldThe village of Bray lies in the north of the Mconnais. Its the zone that also includes Cruzille and Verz and is one of the cooler, later ripening areas of the Mconnais. The Roc Brea vines face west, and its windy, so there is little disease pressure. The Chardonnay is drawn from vines planted in the mid 1940s and mid 70s. In the cellar, the winemaking is simple. The Chardonnay is whole bunch pressed, and the wine ferments in used 500 litre barrels.