Bénédicte et Stéphane Tissot 'Patchwork' Arbois Chardonnay, 2023 artisan This Grenache rosé is made

This Grenache rosé is made from grapes just outside the Happy Canyon AVA in the Santa Ynez Valley of California

Medium acidity is balanced by pleasant fleshiness

dense and serious with the potential to age

the wine is crisp and refreshing

gulp the wine from a favorite jam jar

Bénédicte et Stéphane Tissot 'Patchwork' Arbois Chardonnay, 2023 artisan This Grenache rosé is made100% young vine, massale selection Chardonnay, that is barrel fermented on fine lees for 14 months. Classic reductive young Chardonnay from Jura made topped up, or ouill. Much lighter, more aromatic, and more delicate than the 2022 vintage. The grapes are grown on a 'patchwork' of terroir: a blend of 60% lias and trias clay, which is responsible for the wine's punching acidity, and 40% bajocien limestone. The wine is a true featherweight, punches