US$ 34.00
This reposado from Clase Azul is delightfully smooth with a toffee caramel finish
It's made with the same care as the grand vin — long vatting
in the hill rising above the town of Ranzo Borgo at 230 meters above sea level
declassified to Bordeaux Blanc
Bordeaux varieties in the most exposed parts of his vineyard
Quentin Cailleau Anjou Blanc Patience 2024 Lettie Teague WSJ On Wine This reposado from Clase AzulQuentin Cailleau farms organically in Anjou, working schist slopes in the Hyrome Valley with the hand harvesting and patience the appellation's Chenin Blanc demands. The Patience cuvee is his calling card: spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts, slow cool ferments, and nine months of lees aging underground and in sandstone amphorae. The result is dense yet weightless, with the saline, chiseled finish that Anjou Chenin does better than anywhere