Les Terres Bariolees Chardonnay Les Suquets 2022

Chardonnay Les Suquets is a white wine produced by Edoardo and Claire of Les Terres Bariolees in Chalus, in the Auvergne region, in central southern France. The Chardonnay grapes come from vines grown at 600 meters and with exposure to the East, after the strictly manual harvest we proceed with a long pressing of the must in barrique with consequent oxidation, maturation for 8 months and final racking in steel for a month before finishing bottled without filtration or clarification. Slightly oxidative style, fresh and savory in the mouth, floral and fruity on the nose, to try with the incredible local cheeses: Cantal, Bleu d’Auvergne, Fourme d’Ambert, Saint-Nectaire and Salers

Producer: Les Terres Bariolees

Chardonnay Les Suquets

️ Chalus, Auvergne, France

Les Terres Bariolees

Chardonnay

2022

️  12.5%

  White wine

  The grapes come from vines grown at 600 meters above sea level and with exposure to the East. After the rigorously manual harvest, the must is pressed for a long time in barriques with consequent oxidation, maturation for 8 months and final racking in steel for a month before finishing in bottle without filtration or clarification.

Floral and fruity on the nose with hints of dried fruit and honey and light oxidative hints and mountain herbs

Rich and very tasty, slightly oxidized and very fresh, very long

Serving temperature 10°-12°

Cantal, Bleu d’Auvergne, Fourme d’Ambert, Saint-Nectaire and Salers

Small masterpiece

Chalus, Auvergne

Les Terres Bariolees celebrates the start of an independent project for a couple of Italian-French winemakers. This is the case of Edoardo Veltroni and Claire Freist, the former, an oenologist graduated in Pisa, the latter, at the famous enological University of Beaune. They met in Burgundy and worked together in some of France’s most famous wine regions: Chassagne-Montrachet, Gevrey-Chambertin and Nuits-Saint-Georges.

Before giving life to this project, the two looked for a suitable context for two years, until they arrived at these 5 hectares in Chalus, 600 meters above sea level and all around the cellar. An altitude terroir with a splendid eastern exposure and very suitable for Gamay, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

In this area of ​​France it rains little and this allows the couple to intervene minimally and using biodynamic preparations, decoctions and fermented extracts. Furthermore, work in the vineyard includes green manure, incorporation of compost and periodic mowing.

Edoardo and Claire have big plans, so in 2023 a further hectare of Syrah was planted and in 2024 two more will arrive with Aligotè and Muscat.

The vinifications are characterized by long macerations on the skins for the whites, and cold macerations with whole bunches for the reds, then wood and amphora between 8 and 16 months.

The wines are simply spectacular and lovingly describe the territory from which they come