2024 Jean Manciat Macon-Charnay, Maconnais, France (750ml) 100 pts and hints of blood orange

and hints of blood orange

cool-climate Chardonnay that

toasted oak and black pepper

leading to a rich mouthfeel with waves of dark cherry

2024 Jean Manciat Macon-Charnay, Maconnais, France (750ml) 100 pts and hints of blood orangeWINEMAKER'S NOTES: Manciat prunes his Chardonnay vines in the Cte dOr fashion (taille Guyot), leaving a shorter cane that is less productive. The Mconnais style of pruning is to bend a long cane into an arc, but Manciat finds the quality much higher with a shorter cane . Manciat is also experimenting with various agricultural techniques, such as sowing particular varieties of grass between rows, to eliminate the use of herbicides and alleviate soil