particularly around Montlouis and Vouvray
unfolding with the layered precision of a finely tuned instrument
Guillaume Gilles studied under the legendary Robert Michel and now works Michel's top parcel in the Chaillot vineyard and makes his wines in Michel's old cellars
the wine comes from vines over sixty years old rooted in the area’s distinctive yellow marl on gentle southeast-facing slopes
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2024 Domaine Auguste Clape, Le Vin des Amis, VdF Price_249.99 particularly around Montlouis and VouvrayDomaine Auguste Clape maintains its foundational commitment to minimal intervention, utilizing whole cluster fermentation in open top cement tanks to preserve the structural integrity of this Syrah. The grapes are sourced from alluvial, galet strewn soils situated between the village of Cornas and the Rhne River, a site that imparts a distinct mineral tension to the wine. In the challenging 2024 vintage, characterized by a cool, damp spring and a