As you pull up to Domaine Thomas-Labaille, in the heart of Chavignol, the steep slopes of Les Monts Damnรฉes appear overhead. The wines are refreshing, very dry, and while each one is distinct they all seem to carry a breath of the cool air from the slopes outside. And if you're lucky enough to be there on a day when Claude opens an older bottle you'll see something amazing: these seemingly bright, fresh wines age into something even deeper and more expressive.
Claude wants to make wines that are light and bright enough to drink like a bistro wine in their youth, crackling and mineral, complexity, and honesty, but never overwhelming. But he is also looking to make wines that offer more than a passing nod at their terroir, wines that can open up with air to reveal levels of flavor, and that can age into more and more profound expressions of Chavignol's terroir.
Details
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Grape Variety
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Vintage
2023
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Size
750ml
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Farming Practice
Organic
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Style
Earthy , Elegant , Minerally
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Sweetness
Dry
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Body
Medium Bodied