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Le Coste
Gianmarco & Clementine
Gradoli, Italy
After years of drinking only macerated white wines from Le Coste, a direct press of Chardonnay from the Lazian domaine landing at my doorstep seems almost fake. When I asked Gianmarco “why Chardonnay?” at a visit last summer, he replied with the classic vigneron response of I LIKE CHARDONNAY. Fair enough. For me, Le Chat is more reminiscent of the Ardéchoise wines of Gerald Oustric or Andrea Calek rather than an analogous Italian version; all sunkissed and plump, ripe and golden nectar in the glass. The Antonuzzi-Bouveron story continues to unfold.
Le Chat 2022
Chardonnay
$51