Jean Manciat Macon-Charnay Franclieu 2023 tag it's crunchy

it's crunchy

Les Penitents comes from Cotes de la Charite

From the importer: An aromatic agave spirit with slightly visible ‘legs’ that are left on the inside of a sipping glass when tasting the mezcal

and bottle-aged

Jean Manciat Macon-Charnay Franclieu 2023 tag it's crunchyJean Manciat farms a handful of hectares in Charnay, just outside Macon, and the Franclieu cuvee is the gem of the lineup a single lieu dit drawn from his oldest vines on a clay limestone slope. It's fermented with native yeasts and raised entirely in stainless steel, so what you get is pure, unvarnished Chardonnay: chalk, orchard fruit, white flowers. 2023 came in a touch lower in alcohol than the regular bottling, which only sharpens the focus. This