Carol Shelton Wild Thing Chardonnay 2024 (750ml) Savoie Savoie Sparkling

Carol Shelton Wild Thing Chardonnay 2024 (750ml) Savoie Savoie SparklingTropical fruits like pineapple and a bit of guava, green apple, oak spice. Soft creamy mouthfeel, punctuated by bright acidity and a crisp finish. Walks the line between pure stainless steel fermented, leaner Chardonnay and the fat, buttery barrel fermented style. Very food compatible with chicken, pork or fish.

but none with the earth-bound soul and ethereal reach of Burgundy

warm finish

Pair with red meats or hearty pasta dishes

filigreed kind

this had a 100% wild ferment with 100% whole berry and was matured in French oak for 17 months (66% new)

we tend the vineyard that

100% using 228 litre barrels

richly concentrated and layered offering

carrying well-meshed flavors of white raspberry

2019 began with vineyard soils holding abundant moisture & well-prepared for the upcoming growing season

Barrel Sample: 94-96JS94James SucklingInstantly appealing ripe dark berries and plums with graphite and other dark stony notes

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