Bretaudeau's 2022 white blend of Chardonnay and Savagnin opens with sliced apples and sweet spices, settling into a dense, baked lemon core with vivid minerality. Medium-bodied and concentrated, fourteen months in amphora giving the intensity its polish. Sustainably farmed from Vin de France, this is serious white-blend drinking without pretension.
Winemaker Notes
A broad, vivid and attractive white blend of chardonnay and savagnin. Aromas of sliced apples, sweet spices, cedar and some caramel. Medium-bodied with a charming character. Vivid, yet it has a dense baked lemon character at the center. Vivid and concentrated. Nice minerality toward the finish. Drink or hold.
About the Producer
Few winemakers in Chile require less of an introduction than Marcelo Retamal. Throughout his more than two-decade-long career, Reta has been in the vanguard of the qualitative changes in Chilean winemaking. For his restlessly pioneering work, he's been lauded as one of the most influential winemakers in South America. He not only possesses a keen sense of terruño and how to translate it into his wines, but he's an effective communicator for his work and the history of winemaking in South America.
