Domaine Ratte Chardonnay Grand Curoulet 2018

These are lovely wines with a distinctive

It is a profound value that drinks well over its price point

from the high plateau vineyard known as le Champon

To stay in this mindset

which produces 25

but its ultimate quality was still very

Since 2018

piecing together his vineyards parcel by parcel over the next decade

so they would take responsibility for their land

which is comprised of the same 5-hectare estate on the hillsides above the Upper Rhone River near Switzerland

JR: "Deeply scented aromas of dark fruit preserves

Gina Giugni is a second generation biodynamic farmer and winemaker