Clos des Rocs Pouilly-Loche 'Les Mures' 2022

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Clos des Rocs Pouilly-Loche 'Les Mures' 2022The limestone rich red soils of Les Mres, below which the mother rock lurks at a mere 20 centimeters distance, produce one of this appellations finest winesdestined for near term premier cru status in Pouilly Lochs upcoming reconfiguration. Olivier owns a hectares worth of 70 year old Chardonnay here, from which he produces a wine spellbinding in its saline mineral intensity. This cuve spends 12 months in 500 liter barrels between two and eight years

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a commune in the far eastern reaches of the Fiano di Avellino appellation considered not only the variety’s spiritual home but its greatest terroir

The vineyards are a mix of two terroirs: Oxfordian “caillottes” and Kimmeridgian “marne”

Both nose and palate are multilayered and beguiling

black-fruited personality feeling balanced

Stylistically

Following the traditional blend of two-thirds unfermented grape must and one-third marc

The final blend comprises roughly 45% Grenache

“Lavaux Saint-Jacques” is one of the more famous and coveted sites in the appellation

Tannins are firm but not mean

From a southeast-facing one-hectare parcel of selection massale Syrah

such is the imprint of the cru