Domaine Labet Cotes du Jura Chardonnay Bajocien 2022 012626OFFER 2023 Brookdale Estate Old Vine

2023 Brookdale Estate Old Vine Chenin Blanc

Classic left-bank Graves character

fermented and aged in older French oak barrels on fine lees

careful sorting

6 is Ashes & Diamonds' most approachable red

Domaine Labet Cotes du Jura Chardonnay Bajocien 2022 012626OFFER 2023 Brookdale Estate Old VineDomaine Labet farms ancient vines in the southern Jura, and this is their welcome mat Chardonnay. Bajocien refers to the limestone bedrock under the Les Varros plateau, a rare Burgundian style soil in this region that the family compares to the ground around Chambertin. The fruit comes off four old plots planted between 1949 and 1986, then ages nearly two years in barrel in the topped up (ouille) style, meaning fresh and precise rather than nutty and