2020 | Alphonse Mellot Penitents Chardonnay | Cotes Charite Barbera d'Alba clove spice and sweet vanilla

clove spice and sweet vanilla lead to a medium-bodied

The palate is textural with distinctive leesy

aromatic and engaging rose made “a la Provencal” where the winemaking team applied similar techniques used for the whites: an early picking time and an extremely gentle pressing to get a very light-pink- red onion peel-salmon color

A stunning wine that is highly digestible and tensioned

Looking better than it did from tank

2020 | Alphonse Mellot Penitents Chardonnay | Cotes Charite Barbera d'Alba clove spice and sweet vanillaThis 100% Chardonnay white has an expressive nose delivering real aromatic intensity with notes of citrus and exotic fruits, a rich yellow robe with glints of gold, and a finely balanced palate with lemony hints and a full lingering finish that calls for a second glass The aromas of the Loire combined with all the minerality of a Chablis!